About This Event
Featured Expert: Scott Hartley has been a partner at a $2 billion venture capital firm on Sand Hill Road, worked at Google, Facebook, Harvard's Berkman Center for Internet & Society & the White House, as a Presidential Innovation Fellow. He's a frequent speaker with MIT & the State Department, & has traveled to 70 countries.
Overview: His debut book, The Fuzzy & the Techie, myth busts the idea that only the techies add value in our tech-led world, unpacks the reality that we require both the Liberal Arts & STEM in today's world, & discusses how this blending of fuzzy & techie is essential in how we humanize our products, data, & algorithms, & focus our technology on solving some of the gravest societal challenges.
What You'll Take Away: If you've been wondering about bias in big data, algorithms gone wild, the ethics of self-driving cars, or those addictive devices in our pockets, these question how we humanize our technology with the fuzzy & the techie.
Why It Matters: As software eats the world, it's vital that we widen the aperture on who believes they can participate in tech, & how we bring together perspectives from all sides to consider how we best refine & apply our best technological tools.
Takeaways
- Understand why a VC would advocate for non-technical people in tech.
- Consider the human realities behind big data, artificial intelligence, & robotics.
- Think about how to blend the Fuzzy & the Techie within your organization.
About the Speaker
Scott Hartley
Venture Capitalist & Author
Scott Hartley is venture capitalist & author. In 2016 he was a finalist for the Financial Times & McKinsey & Company's Bracken Bower Prize for the best business book proposal by an author under 35. He has served as a Presidential Innovation Fellow at the White House, a Partner at Mohr Davidow Ventures (MDV), & a Venture Partner at Metamorphic Ventures. Prior to venture capital, Scott worked at Google, Facebook, & Harvard's Berkman Center for Internet & Society. He has been a contributing author at MIT Press, & has written for the Financial Times, Forbes, Foreign Policy, & the Boston Review. He holds three degrees from Stanford & Columbia, has finished six marathon & Ironman 70.3 triathlons. He is a Term Member at the Council on Foreign Relations, & has visited over 70 countries.
