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Last name
A-Chang
Chen-E
F-I
J-Lee
Lei-Ng
Ni-Sc
Se-Th
Ti-Z

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Logistics contacts Logistics contacts

Last name Contact Last name Contact email


A-Chang Rick Barber A-Chang Rick Barber barber5@stanford.edu
Chen-E Juan Batiz-Benet Chen-E Juan Batiz-Benet jbenet@cs.stanford.edu
F-I Sebastian Gill F-I Sebastian Gill sgil@stanford.edu
J-Lee Sean Kandel J-Lee Sean Kandel skandel@cs.stanford.edu
Lei-Ng Joseph Lau Lei-Ng Joseph Lau jhlau@stanford.edu
Ni-Sc Steven Na Ni-Sc Steven Na nayinan@stanford.edu
Se-Th Rob Ryan Se-Th Rob Ryan robryan@stanford.edu
Ti-Z Leslie Wu Ti-Z Leslie Wu lwu2@stanford.edu

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Logistics contacts outline

Last name Contact email


A-Chang Rick Barber barber5@stanford.edu
Chen-E Juan Batiz-Benet jbenet@cs.stanford.edu
F-I Sebastian Gill sgil@stanford.edu
1. purpose
J-Lee Sean Kandel skandel@cs.stanford.edu 2. brief history of progress
Lei-Ng Joseph Lau jhlau@stanford.edu 3. the case for CS
Ni-Sc Steven Na nayinan@stanford.edu 4. future of progress
Se-Th Rob Ryan robryan@stanford.edu 5. why companies?
Ti-Z Leslie Wu lwu2@stanford.edu 6. why startups?
7. where to start?

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Why we’re here outline

Humanities CS-183 1. purpose


2. brief history of progress
3. the case for CS
Macro 4. future of progress
5. why companies?
6. why startups?
Engineering 7. where to start?

Career

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A brief history of progress Something changed

Per-capita GDP, 1950s - present

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The future: then The future: now

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outline Rapid progress - data

1. purpose
2. brief history of progress
3. the case for CS
4. future of progress
5. why companies?
6. why startups?
7. where to start?

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Rapid progress - hardware Rapid progress - software

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outline Progress in the 21st century

1. purpose
vertical or
2. brief history of progress intensive
3. the case for CS progress
4. future of progress
5. why companies?
6. why startups?
7. where to start? horizontal or
extensive progress

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Progress in the 21st century Progress in the 21st century

vertical or vertical or
intensive intensive
progress progress
doing new things doing new things
technology

horizontal or horizontal or
extensive progress extensive progress
copying things that work copying things that work
globalization

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Progress in the 21st century The nature of progress

vertical or
intensive technology
progress
doing new things
technology
0 to 1
horizontal or globalization
extensive progress
copying things that work
globalization
1 to n

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The nature of progress The challenge of 0 to 1

technology
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globalization
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“An engineer is the closest thing to a magician
that exists in the real world.”
- Elon Musk

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The challenge of 0 to 1 The challenge of 0 to 1

The challenge of exceptionalism

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The challenge of 0 to 1 The challenge of 0 to 1

The challenge of exceptionalism The challenge of exceptionalism


The educational challenge The educational challenge
The narrative challenge

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The challenge of 0 to 1 The challenge of 0 to 1

The challenge of exceptionalism The challenge of exceptionalism


The educational challenge The educational challenge
The narrative challenge The narrative challenge
Indeterminism vs. determinism Indeterminism vs. determinism
Luck vs. skill

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The future of intensive growth The future of intensive growth

progress progress

time time

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The future of intensive growth The future of intensive growth

progress progress

time time

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The future of intensive growth The nature of progress

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The nature of progress outline

1. purpose
technology 2. brief history of progress
3. the case for CS
0 to 1
4. future of progress
5. why companies?
6. why startups?
7. where to start?
globalization
1 to n

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The economic case - narrow The economic case - narrow

Internal Internal

Coordination Coordination
costs “Optimum” costs “Optimum”

External External

Firm size Firm size


Everyone One large Everyone One large
a contractor entity a contractor entity

Class 1 The Challenge of the Future Class 1 The Challenge of the Future
The economic case - narrow The economic case - narrow

Internal Internal

Coordination Coordination
costs “Optimum” costs “Optimum”

External External

Firm size Firm size


Everyone One large Everyone One large
a contractor entity a contractor entity

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The economic case - broad The economic case - broad

Metcalfe, tribes, yoga and Path

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The economic case - broad The economic case - broad

Metcalfe, tribes, yoga and Path Metcalfe, tribes, yoga and Path
The Austrian critique The Austrian critique
Emotional thinking

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The economic case - broad The economic case - broad

Metcalfe, tribes, yoga and Path Metcalfe, tribes, yoga and Path
The Austrian critique The Austrian critique
Emotional thinking Emotional thinking
The consultant problem(s) The consultant problem(s)
The information age

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The legal case The legal case

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The legal case The legal case

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The legal case outline

1. purpose
2. brief history of progress
3. the case for CS
4. future of progress
5. why companies?
6. why startups?
7. where to start?

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Big companies Big government

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Big nonprofit Startups

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Why startup? Why startup?

Financial

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Why startup? Why startup?

Financial Financial

Personal Personal

Mission

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To make money To be remembered

Source: Kahneman and Deaton

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To change the world The cost of failure

financial

non-financial

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The cost of failure The cost of failure

lost pay financial lost pay financial


lost equity lost equity

non-financial non-financial
risk aversion
relationships
skills

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The cost of failure The cost of failure

lost pay financial lost pay financial


lost equity lost equity
perceived perceived

actual

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risk aversion risk aversion
relationships relationships
skills skills

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The cost of failure outline

lost pay financial


lost equity
perceived

1. purpose
2. brief history of progress
3. the case for CS
“0-1” 4. future of progress
actual 5. why companies?
“1-n” 6. why startups?
non-financial 7. where to start?
risk aversion
relationships
skills

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Where to start Where to start

What is
valuable?

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Where to start Where to start

What is What is
valuable? valuable?

What are
What can What can
others
I do? I do?
not doing?

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The key question The key question

intellectual version
What important truth do very few people
agree with you on?

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The key question Where to start

What is
valuable?
intellectual version
What important truth do very few people
agree with you on?

business version What are


What can
What valuable company is nobody building? I do?
others
not doing?

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Where to start Where to start
What is What is
valuable? valuable?

What are What are


What can What can
others others
I do? I do?
not doing? not doing?

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Where to start
What is
valuable?

What are
What can
others
I do?
not doing?

Class 1 The Challenge of the Future

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