Astro Teller
Google X
Dr. Astro Teller oversees Alphabet’s moonshot factory X, which has spawned Waymo autonomous car, Verily Life Sciences, Google Brain and Wing delivery drones. Before joining Google’s parent company Alphabet, Astro was the co-founding CEO of Cerebellum Capital and the co-founding CEO of BodyMedia, a pioneer of wearable body monitoring systems.
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Challenge Impossible: Lessons Learned From 15 Years of Moonshot Taking
Wild ideas, radical innovation, and succeeding against all odds lie at the heart of this fascinating DLD25 conversation between Astro Teller, head of Alphabet’s Moonshot Factory X, and WIRED editor Greg Williams. Founded…
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The Promptah No. 3: “Future Positive!”
In its third issue, DLD’s people magazine for curious minds highlights the rapid evolution of AI and celebrates Esther Dyson as a pioneer of using tech for good.
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Radical Innovation: “I’m Not Giving You Money So You Can Succeed”
Astro Teller, head of Alphabet’s Moonshot Factory, tells DLD why world-changing ideas world must beat the odds of failure – again and again, in the most efficient way.
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DLD Munich 2025
Europe’s leading innovation conference celebrates its 20th anniversary from January 16-18, 2025, in Munich. Find out about speakers, location details and how to attend…
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