Archive - Avila VC

Why “The Sputnik Moment” for AI is Actually Excellent News for All (Even the Losers)

A brighter future for AI: more progress, likely sooner, likely better, and with more distributed gains - driving adaptation among big players and growth…

Feb 5 •

December 2024

The Renaissance of the World of Atoms

Welcome to the golden age of hardware and deep-tech

Dec 2, 2024 •

November 2024

The Future of Venture: Industrialization or Back to Basics?

Justifying massive AUM aggregation with the power law is a fallacy; smaller, craft-driven funds actually outperform the mega AUM model.

Nov 3, 2024 •

September 2024

Carbon Accounting: From Burden to Value

A plea for common sense to make carbon accounting a constructive tool rather than an expensive tax on sustainability

Sep 18, 2024

July 2024

Pragmatism Rebuilding our $100T Economy Sustainably

The issue of sustainability is among many significant controversies that have spiraled out of control and begun to adjust across party lines in many…

Jul 29, 2024 •

February 2024

Data is the New Oil. Let’s Be Thoughtful Laying the Groundwork for the Next Century

Data will underpin human progress just as fossil fuels did before. Given the massive upcoming datacenter buildout, we should be thinking about…

Feb 23, 2024 •

September 2023

Hierarchy of Investing: Maslow’s Pyramid Applied to Shareholder Returns

Not only are profit and purpose not opposing objectives, but in fact the most successful companies cannot maximize one without the other

Sep 27, 2023 •

Are You a Climate Skeptic? Keep Reading...

A busy layperson’s (sourced) guide to claims and facts about climate science

Sep 11, 2023 •

The Electrification of Everything Goes Through the Grid

The energy transition away from fossil fuels towards clean energy sources is one of the most important challenges and defining economic trends of the…

Sep 11, 2023 •

August 2023

In the Age of AI, Sustainability is Even More Urgent and Existential

If AI is in fact the next big thing and comes at us faster than anything before, a new economy built on limitless clean energy is the only way to unlock…

Aug 28, 2023 •

7 Reasons Why Miami Can, Should, and Must be a Climate-Tech Hub

I have been a Miami resident and a climate startup investor for around a decade. And yet until recently these two things have not intersected much at…

Aug 28, 2023 •

Dear Climate Activists: Please Take the Oil Money!

I recently heard a prominent climate investor say he would not take money from a leading company servicing the fossil fuels industry. This is consistent…

Aug 28, 2023

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