About this episode

The episode discusses the potential of Brain-Computer Interfaces as a transformative technology, comparing it to the early days of the internet and highlighting Austin's role in this revolution.

The market is mispricing the human brain. Some Investors view Brain-Computer Interfaces (BCI) and other neurotech as the next iteration of the medical device, a slightly better stent or a more advanced catheter. This is a category error. As Matt Angle (Paradromics) and Connor Glass (Phantom Neuro) articulate its not a product, its the next modem. The parallel is the internet in 1993. We are moving from a low-bandwidth, text-based era of biology into a streaming, high-fidelity era. This shift requires a convergence of disciplines, Material science, analog engineering, and machine learning, mirroring the semiconductor boom of the 1960s. Austin, with its unique trinity of industrial scale, software speed, and risk-tolerance, has emerged as the global command center for this revolution The Agenda: 0:00 - Intro 02:48 - Electrical Input and Output of the Body 08:13 - Navigating the Valley of Death via DARPA 16:54 - Moral Hazard of Regulatory Caution 23:45 - BCI as the Next Internet 37:51 - Capital Stack and the Platform Shift 50:31 - Declaring Austin the Global Neurotech Capital 55:23 - Convergence of Semiconductor Disciplines Guest Links Matt Angle: LinkedIn , Paradromics ( Website, X…

People in this episode

Host: Jason Scharf

Guests: Matt Angle, Connor Glass

Topics covered

• Brain-Computer Interfaces
• neurotechnology
• semiconductor industry
• investment
• Austin tech ecosystem

Keywords

• BCI
• neurotech
• investment
• semiconductors
• Austin

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Paradromics, Phantom Neuro, DARPA

Places: Austin

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