podcast_episode / 1d ago
<p>What if climate action and economic growth aren’t at odds—but actually deeply aligned? <br><br>In this episode, Kate O’Neill sits down with Tom Chi to challenge conventional thinking about climate solutions, innovation, and the future of planetary restoration.</p>
<p>Topics Covered: <br>The emotional impact of witnessing coral reef collapse <br>Reimagining climate action through the lens of both ecology and economy <br>Lessons from Google X: rapid prototyping and low-cost innovation <br>How Google Glass shaped the understanding of visual information and human experience <br>Insights into planetary restoration and urgent timelines for action...
podcast_episode / 1d ago
<h3>New Book: Climate Capital — Investing in the Tools for a Regenerative Future | An Interview with Tom Chi | An Analog Brain In A Digital Age With Marco Ciappelli</h3>
<p>What if the economy isn't broken — just badly designed? Tom Chi, Google X founding member, inventor of 77 patents, and venture capitalist at At One Ventures, joined me on An Analog Brain In A Digital Age to discuss his new book Climate Capital: Investing in the Tools for a Regenerative Future. From the streets of Florence to the strip malls of Silicon Valley, from the mechanics of attention capture to the phys...
podcast_episode / 1d ago
<h3>New Book: Climate Capital — Investing in the Tools for a Regenerative Future | An Interview with Tom Chi | An Analog Brain In A Digital Age With Marco Ciappelli</h3>
<p>What if the economy isn't broken — just badly designed? Tom Chi, Google X founding member, inventor of 77 patents, and venture capitalist at At One Ventures, joined me on An Analog Brain In A Digital Age to discuss his new book Climate Capital: Investing in the Tools for a Regenerative Future. From the streets of Florence to the strip malls of Silicon Valley, from the mechanics of attention capture to the phys...
podcast_episode / 1d ago
<p>Tom Chi was a founding member of Google X — the team behind self-driving cars, Google Glass, and deep learning AI. At the peak of that career, he watched a coral reef die outside his home in Hawaii. In eight weeks, it was gone. That moment changed everything. Tom founded At One Ventures to fund companies building that future.</p><p><br></p><p>In this episode, Tom breaks down why the climate crisis is not a political debate — it's a physics problem. And physics doesn't negotiate.</p><p><br></p><p>⭐ Sponsored by Podcast10x - Podcasting agency for VCs...
podcast_episode / 1d ago
<p>Tom Chi is the Founding Partner of At One Ventures, an early-stage venture capital firm that supports companies and backs founders working in areas such as climate technology, energy, manufacturing, and infrastructure, with the aim of helping the global economy move towards a regenerative and sustainable model. <br/>Tom Chi is also an author and thought leader in the field of climate and sustainability. His book Climate Capital: Investing in the Tools for a Regenerative Future explores how investment can support technologies that enable economic growth while restoring natural systems. <br/>Read more about Tom Chi: https://businessabc.net/wi...
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