The State of Innovation Systems with Ben Reinhardt

Ben Reinhardt (@Ben_Reinhardt), independent researcher and host of Idea Machines Podcast, joins Erik to discuss:- Why we don’t have more cool science fiction-like technology in the world.- Why there hasn’t been as much innovation or progress as humanity had hoped for.- How venture should evolve to increase innovation.- The challenges posed by system decay.- The way out of overregulation.- How to fix government grants.- How China balances innovation and regulation and how that compares to the US.- The challenges relating to intellectual property.- Where he agrees or disagrees with other thinkers in the space.Thanks for listening — if you like what you hear, please review us on your favorite podcast platform. Check us out on the web at villageglobal.vc or get in touch with us on Twitter @villageglobal.