Lithium is The New Silicon

Energy storage as an industry is no longer a curiosity or academic pursuit. Creating a future which is 100% renewable will require the collective focus of the entire energy industry. With its ability to support the weaknesses of variable resources such as wind and solar, low-cost…

The Obvious Future

Today I’m joining Obvious Ventures. While it’s a career change, to be sure, it was an easy decision. I feel like I’ve been training for this shift most of my professional career.

The Obvious Ventures vision aligns with my view of the world. Great companies, large and…

The Near Future, Reimagined.

As a society, we are experiencing vast shifts that are being driven by the accelerating pace of technological…

The Grid Edge as a Platform

The US electricity grid is the original mesh network. The original web. The original net. It’s just a really archaic version of a net. Until now.

Finally, the electricity grid in the United States (and many other places) is starting to get smart. It’s…

Cultured Diamonds are Obvious

Why we invested in Diamond Foundry, a California startup creating gem-quality diamonds in a new way: by growing them in a lab.