June 14, 2016
The Bloomberg Tech Conference kicked off last night with an evening session that included news-making interviews with tech investor Yuri Milner and Twitter Executive Chairman Omid Kordestani – not to mention water you can eat, books you can drink and plant-based shrimp.
Continuing today with a full-day slate that shines a spotlight on the hard work of creating something wholly new, the conference features companies and CEOs from around the world that are striving to be inventive.
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Dropbox CEO Drew Houston with Bloomberg Global Technology Senior Executive Editor Brad Stone
Tech luminaries and legends (Nathan Myhrvold, Dropbox’s Drew Houston, Microsoft’s Julie Larson-Green, Samsung’s Young Sohn, Google Ventures’ Bill Maris, and Marc Andreesen, to name just a few) are joining the Bloomberg Tech team in San Francisco for revealing conversation that dovetails with Bloomberg Businessweek’s annual Global Tech issue.
Highlights offer a fascinating, inspiring, you-are-there view of #btech2016:
#btech2016 starts tonight with our opening night dinner, feat. Yuri Milner and @twitter’s Omid Kordestani. pic.twitter.com/A2VrSrP2Jr
— Bloomberg LIVE (@BloombergLIVE)
Learning about @soylent at #btech2016. It has all the nutrients you need for the day in a bottle! pic.twitter.com/wO7PFOGuIy
— Bloomberg LIVE (@BloombergLIVE)
Of course you can drink a book at #btech2016. Watch for more inventiveness https://t.co/KirvMudMGX (cc @foliawater) pic.twitter.com/Gjde6Cb01Z
— Bloomberg Media (@BBGMedia) June 14, 2016
.@ErikSchatzker and Yuri Milner kick off #btech2016. First question: Does the Microsoft/LinkedIn deal make sense? pic.twitter.com/05KNop6Kn7
— Colleen Leahey (@cmleahey)
Yuri Milner kicks off #btech2016 and forewarns #AI will be the future (by a landslide) pic.twitter.com/OTt2cdkFF2
— Sarah King (@Sarah_Hu)
Will Twitter sell post MSFT-Linkedin? We will eval all opportunities, but focus on doing great job everyday – @omidkordestani #btech2016
— Emily Chang (@emilychangtv)
We’ve been getting phenomenal responses about our #plantbased shrimp at #btech2016! @BloombergLIVE pic.twitter.com/gyz5WNCIru
— New Wave Foods (@NewWaveFoods)
Edible water bubble things #btech2016 @OliviaZaleski pic.twitter.com/2NgnHJwwx6
— Eric Newcomer (@EricNewcomer)
Good morning! The robots are ready at #btech2016 pic.twitter.com/Lh40nlJd04
— Bloomberg LIVE (@BloombergLIVE)
Chewable coffee from @nootrobox at #btech2016. I need about 20 packs of these! pic.twitter.com/wTrGJwEgxD
— Catherine (@catherinewhite_)
.@qualcomm’s invisible museum at #btech2016. Such a cool way to see technology that isn’t visible to the human eye! pic.twitter.com/7yf1eat2FR
— Bloomberg LIVE (@BloombergLIVE)
Kicking off #btech2016 in the green room with @nathanmyhrvold (having a grand ole time) @valleyhack @BradStone! pic.twitter.com/HYxS1Wgbg2
— Emily Chang (@emilychangtv)
Understanding why things fail means you might be able to fix it. #btech2016 pic.twitter.com/cvuoVqIw8c
— Shira Abel (@shiraabel)
“Systems for IP protection are flawed” @tsgiles @business #btech2016 GDP from IP skyrocketing past 3 decades pic.twitter.com/4BTkXdRiE3
— James Maiocco (@jamesmaiocco)
@bloomberg #btech2016 protecting ip fuels innovation. Don Rosenberg: “@Qualcomm is an inventing company” #whywait pic.twitter.com/co61cA3WbF
— anna c green (@ac_green)
Hot spots now but what’s next? #btech2016 pic.twitter.com/GR6PhCsShz
— Sarah King (@Sarah_Hu)
.@Julie_LGreen wants to focus on tasks rather than specific products/tools and has reorged apps teams around that. #btech2016
— Dina Bass (@dinabass)
Come visit us in the #PolycomLounge at #btech2016 and experience #RealPresenceCentro pic.twitter.com/ybRMk3R3dd
— Polycom (@Polycom)
Awesome ! Women advancing robotics #btech2016 pic.twitter.com/dy061uKC0S
— Navrina (@navrina_singh)
Robotics session – in store, at home, in factory. Hardware revolution + advancing AI + platform mindset #btech2016 pic.twitter.com/MsjV9GjWjD
— Bill Briggs (@wdbthree)
“Dropbox is now free cash flow positive and funded by our customers.” Bravo @drewhouston! #btech2016 pic.twitter.com/A6xwoBp9h9
— Genevieve Lydstone (@glydstone)
Tilenius of Vida Health: “dramatic shift” from VCs being happy with fast user growth. Now they want $$$. #btech2016 pic.twitter.com/lR4xVn8iJh
— Sarah Frier (@sarahfrier)
With @drewhouston who just announced @Dropbox is cash flow positive #btech2016 pic.twitter.com/3FZd6RH93m
— Emily Chang (@emilychangtv)
.@jeffholden of @Uber says we will see driverless activity on the road within the next year #btech2016
— Caroline Fairchild (@CFair1)
James Dehlsen of Aquantis explains how to get energy from ocean. 9% of energy could come from currents #btech2016 pic.twitter.com/iGlKstMDHT
— Alistair Barr (@alistairmbarr)
Backstage with @roelofbotha @jfonstad & Young Sohn – talking big bets next! #btech2016 pic.twitter.com/c9bb0zzBU6
— Emily Chang (@emilychangtv)
Lots of user base overlap between LNKD and MSFT @pmarca in convo with @emilychangtv at #btech2016 pic.twitter.com/do5TWn6JEA
— Tom Giles (@tsgiles)
The @pmarca talks how @LinkedIn deal changes M&A. “Expect Lots of activity this year”.#btech2016 pic.twitter.com/GCzJbNkyjA
— kathryn kelly (@kathrynkellyPR)
Marc Andreessen at #btech2016 – “the long term challenge is keeping an open mind to new ideas” pic.twitter.com/c7SgZ3qjLs
— Melonee Wise (@meloneewise)
The two technologies growing very fast: AI and Biotech @pmarca #btech2016 pic.twitter.com/43ftGKFMAc
— Arash Tajik (@atajik)
“Every business strategy should have an #IP strategy,” Dir. Lee at #btech2016 today. Watch: https://t.co/fRxvs9DKif pic.twitter.com/ZpKu8lowlX
— USPTO (@uspto)
.@pmarca onstage now, @dfjsteve and @wsm1 next, then chips (!!) with @DianeBryant and @chafkin #btech2016 pic.twitter.com/yYyAngfNIf
— Colleen Leahey (@cmleahey)
#planetlabs launched the largest fleet of mini satellites in history. #btech2016 pic.twitter.com/j27l9tBHeP
— Lisa McEllistrem (@LisaMcEllistrem)
.@intel’s Diane Bryant shows off a $4100 wafer chip onstage at #btech2016. Read about it in @BW https://t.co/dOVfjY3EXR
— Bloomberg LIVE (@BloombergLIVE)
GVs @billmaris says he didn’t know about Larry Page’s flying car projects until he read about it in @technology #btech2016 @EricNewcomer
— Brad Stone (@BradStone)
? We’re giving #btech2016 a peek at how the tech of the future really works. #WhyWait https://t.co/xYvA4faR62
— Qualcomm (@Qualcomm)
.@billmaris on why acquisitions can get so complicated–and why he and GV stay out of it #btech2016 pic.twitter.com/y1lqBFnXbx
— Bloomberg LIVE (@BloombergLIVE)
“Many don’t understand the relationship between commercial & defense tech, but there’s a quiet, symbiotic relationship” Our COO @ #btech2016
— BAE Systems, Inc. (@BAESystemsInc)
Turns out the (online) gig economy is still tiny. Most 1099 work is older Americans. #btech2016 #shiftwork pic.twitter.com/MNWpzT3POz
— Roy Bahat (@roybahat)
Join @CAIStartups on the #innovation #battlefield: 83 #startups, 3K+ #jobs, & $450MM #GDP in three years. #btech2016 pic.twitter.com/rtZ23iq9Ws
— Cody J. Locke, PhD (@cody_locke)
#healthcare revolution coming from #tech world, not politics. great searching for cure to cancer panel #btech2016
— Scott Rasmussen (@ScottWRasmussen)
Android co-founder Andy Ruuuuubin! Fresh off a plane from Japan (by minutes) #btech2016 pic.twitter.com/DXYlYFXXT9
— Emily Chang (@emilychangtv)
Andy Rubin calls artificial intelligence the next platform #btech2016
— Eric Newcomer (@EricNewcomer)
Wow. Putting these transponders on drones helps avoid airplane collisions #btech2016 pic.twitter.com/6WK93J3kgC
— Meagen Eisenberg (@meisenberg)
Rubin shows off an investment, a full body music experience, with @jackclarkSF demo-ing onstage #btech2016 pic.twitter.com/A4oa5LKwf9
— Bloomberg LIVE (@BloombergLIVE)
Thank you @BloombergLIVE for today’s conference! We hope everyone enjoyed #RealPresenceCentro! #btech2016 pic.twitter.com/BDjUFQpQmX
— Polycom (@Polycom)