01 / TalkBerkeley SkyDeck
/ Insights
Insights and Evidence.
Selected articles and talks on deep tech, responsible AI, and the future of startups and work.
/ Articles
Essays & field notes.
01 / ArticleSeptember 24, 2026
The Robot Is the Commodity
Notes on physical AI from the EAIGG Physical AI Co-Innovation Summit — none of the seven pitching startups was selling a robot.
02 / ArticleSeptember 21, 2026
Before the Elders Arrive: AI Governance and the Orphans of Pilanesberg
What a herd of adolescent elephants can teach a company adopting AI, and where the lesson stops.
03 / ArticleSeptember 16, 2026
Keep the Systems, Change the Work: What Japan's Corporate Innovators Asked About AI at Stanford
Field notes from the US-Asia Technology Management Center — on tacit knowledge, vertical data, and what large Japanese companies should do with AI-native startups.
04 / ArticleSeptember 10, 2026
AI Forward, a Global Frontier: What the Frontier Leaders Forum Said About Where Things Stand
Field notes from Rosewood Sand Hill — on AI infrastructure, capital, sovereignty, and what Saudi Arabia's delegation signaled to founders, enterprises, governments, and investors.
05 / ArticleAugust 3, 2026
Berkeley RDI Agentic AI Summit 2026
Field notes from UC Berkeley — two days, five thousand in person, and the recurring argument that the model is no longer what separates outcomes.
06 / ArticleJuly 23, 2026
Fourteen Taiwanese Startups on Sand Hill Road
Field notes from Taiwan Venture Day — a placement mechanism, not a showcase, and fourteen companies working where software meets a hard physical process.
07 / ArticleJuly 16, 2026
The Speed of Trust and the Question of Sovereignty with AI
Anthropic and Sakana both made the argument that the future of AI depends less on the size of a model and more on trust and sovereignty.
08 / ArticleJuly 16, 2026
Vertical and Agentic Innovation: A Legal Example
LegalOn showed how the advantage with AI comes from vertical tuning and agentic workflows.
09 / ArticleJune 30, 2026
Physical AI: Data Centers, Drones, EVs
Where classic controls fail with Physical AI, what physics-aware models unlock, and why the value wedge is performance, safety, and resilience.
10 / ArticleJune 29, 2026
The Optimist's Case for AI and Work, and Where It Springs a Leak
A close reading of Jeff Bezos's argument that AI will cause labor scarcity — and the hard parts the optimistic case quietly glides past.
11 / ArticleApril 21, 2026
Taiwan's Role in the Global AI Landscape: Notes from Sega Cheng's talk at Stanford University
Field notes from Sega Cheng's Stanford talk on Taiwan's next half-century in the global AI stack.
12 / ArticleApril 17, 2026
Securing the Energy Future: Leadership at the Intersection of Sustainability, Technology, and Geopolitics
Why the next era of energy leadership lives where sustainability, deep tech, and geopolitics meet.
13 / ArticleApril 16, 2026
What iTunes Did to Music, AI Is Doing to Careers
An analogy for the AI-shaped labor market — and how to reposition your career before the unbundling finishes.
14 / ArticleApril 8, 2026
Bay Area Council Panel on Innovation, AI, and the Future of Work
Highlights from the Bay Area Council panel on AI adoption, workforce transitions, and regional competitiveness.
15 / ArticleApril 7, 2026
California Labor Secretary on Innovation, AI, and the Future of Work
Notes from a conversation with California's Labor Secretary on policy, retraining, and AI's impact on work.
16 / ArticleMarch 2, 2026
Transpacific Collaboration Forum: Japan's Partnering Strategy to Revitalize Its Semiconductor Industry
Inside Japan's strategy to rebuild its semiconductor base through transpacific partnerships and policy.
17 / ArticleFebruary 4, 2026
Cisco AI Summit 2026
Takeaways from the Cisco AI Summit on enterprise AI architecture, governance, and the agentic stack.
18 / ArticleJanuary 16, 2026
Skydeck Panel: Enabling Chip Startups for Market Leadership
Berkeley SkyDeck panel on what it takes for chip startups to reach market leadership today.
19 / ArticleJanuary 16, 2026
The Silicon Horizon: Navigating the Post-Moore's Law Era with Professor Bora Nikolić
Professor Bora Nikolić on architecture, packaging, and the engineering frontier beyond Moore's Law.
20 / ArticleJanuary 14, 2026
Bridging Silicon Valley & Taiwan: The Future is Built on Hardware
Why the next platform shift is hardware-led — and how Silicon Valley and Taiwan must build it together.
21 / ArticleNovember 10, 2025
Building Bridges: Lessons from Japan–U.S. Startup Collaboration at Berkeley SkyDeck
Lessons from a Berkeley SkyDeck cohort on cross-border startup building between Japan and the U.S.
22 / ArticleOctober 2, 2025
The Future of Innovation in Japan
A field perspective on Japan's innovation system — corporate venture, deep tech, and the open-collaboration shift.
23 / ArticleSeptember 24, 2025
Blitzscaling AI: Jeremiah Owyang on Winning in the Age of Acceleration
Jeremiah Owyang on operating playbooks for AI-native teams in a market that compounds weekly.
24 / ArticleMay 5, 2025
TETHICON: Stanford's Technology + Ethics Conference
Notes from TETHICON at Stanford — the working agenda for technology, ethics, and responsible deployment.
25 / ArticleApril 7, 2025
U.S.-Taiwan Symposium: Navigating AI Regulation and Supply Chain Strategy Amid Uncertainty
Symposium notes on AI regulation and supply chain strategy across the U.S.–Taiwan corridor.
26 / ArticleMarch 27, 2025
Backing Breakthroughs: Best Practices for Deep Tech Success
An operating framework for backing deep tech: capital design, technical diligence, and time-to-revenue.
/ Recorded Sessions
Talks, panels & podcasts.
/ Talks & Panels
Selected recordings.
02 / PanelGolden Gate University
AI Ethics & Governance — Building Trust & Balancing Privacy
03 / PanelGolden Gate University
AI Integration in the Workplace: Strategies for Successful Adoption
04 / PanelGolden Gate University
Building the Future of AI: Careers, Skills, Learning & Leadership
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