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.
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)