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This may have some use, but the use of "Lost Einsteins" is so strange to me. I went to read the article thinking they will help educate unprivileged population,
by medius 8y ago
This may have some use, but the use of "Lost Einsteins" is so strange to me. I went to read the article thinking they will help educate unprivileged population, improve accessibility of knowledge, etc. But this is just another variation of a startup accelerator.
Can even real Einstein find this useful? How long can they support him while he works on his theories with no company/product to show? Do they have a system to find and support a Ramanujan? How many people will vote for his "projects"?
I really don't mean to discourage the founders. They got NYT to write about their them. Maybe it's NYT's fault. But using Einstein and such to market their company/fund is too over the top and only comes out as click-baity.
- glup 8y agoSimilar sentiments here. This is a venture fund that sees individuals, rather than companies, as ventures. Not sure if that's a good idea, my gut feeling is that it isn't. But in any case it isn't finding "lost Einsteins" for society, it's finding returns for capital.