How to Make Moonshots into Moon Landings & Other Tales in Deep Tech Entrepreneurism

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How to Make Moonshots into Moon Landings & Other Tales in Deep Tech Entrepreneurism

At our 8th Annual LDV Vision Summit, we had the privilege of hosting a fireside chat between LDV's Evan Nisselson and Dr. Mary Lou Jepsen, an impressive serial entrepreneur recognized by Time Magazine as one of the 100 Most Influential People in the world. They discussed $100 laptops, 4 big problems of the VR industry, 250 lasers in our modern-day smartphone devices, next-generation portable neural diagnostic and therapeutic systems, and so much more!

Check out the video recording or read our shortened and lightly edited transcript.

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Dr. Mary Lou Jepsen on Delivering Moonshots into Moon Landings

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Dr. Mary Lou Jepsen on Delivering Moonshots into Moon Landings

On March 23 at our 8th Annual LDV Vision Summit, Evan Nisselson, General Partner at LDV, will speak with Dr. Jepsen, the founder and CEO of OpenWater – a startup working on novel imaging systems that leverage lasers as well as optoelectronic & holographic systems to see deep into the body and brain with the detail of a high-resolution 3D camera. They will discuss how to make moonshots into moon landings & other stories in deep tech entrepreneurship.

In the lead-up to the Summit, Evan had the privilege of asking Dr. Jepsen a few questions.

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Interview with Dr. Sujatha Ramanujan, Managing Director of Luminate – an Accelerator for Startups with Optics, Photonics and Imaging Enabled Technologies

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Interview with Dr. Sujatha Ramanujan, Managing Director of Luminate – an Accelerator for Startups with Optics, Photonics and Imaging Enabled Technologies

The next guest in our Women Leading Visual Tech series is Dr. Sujatha Ramanujan, a serial entrepreneur and seasoned executive with 25 years of experience in medical devices and consumer electronics. She currently serves as the Managing Director of Luminate – the world’s largest accelerator for startups with optics, photonics, and imaging enabled applications. LDV Capital’s Abigail Hunter-Syed spoke with Sujatha about managing a crisis, fear of boredom, and a mission to revitalize the Rochester area.

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Visual Technologies is an Amazing Lens to Think Through the World

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Visual Technologies is an Amazing Lens to Think Through the World

Evan Nisselson, General Partner at LDV Capital, asked Nabeel Hyatt, a former founder, CEO, and now General Partner at Spark Capital, some questions about his experience investing in visual tech.

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