Responsible stewardship meaning8/18/2023 This is an invitation to the Venture Capital community to add your definition of Stewardship to this “working” document. So does the elevation of the conversation around leadership. It’s a large task that requires everyone’s participation. We are the stewards of the capital that is invested in new technology, overseeing the rebuilding of every aspect of our world. This is an introduction to a story that has endless possibilities, and we are writing it together in the venture capital community daily. Imagine that our lifespans are extended to live healthier for longer periods, hospitals turn into places of well-being and optimal health education, reduced treatment time and costs, and insurance company models update to provide more ease to patients. Imagine that we have improved transportation, communication, sanitation, waste management, data, network, and critical infrastructure that operate more efficiently for society. We have provided abundant supplies of alternative protein, ended factory farming, reduced carbon emissions, eradicated disease, and retrofitted industries (like the automotive and airline industries) to have a positive impact on the environment. Imagine that we’ve created a legacy that lasts beyond the next seven generations because our identities are fundamental as the caretakers of the earth and each other. David Ewing Duncan, Science Journalist and Entrepreneur We need to be good and compassionate ancestors and to judge what we do and build and invest in not according to quarterly earnings, but by the long term value and lasting impact.” We need to use that extraordinary power wisely and with an eye towards supporting people and our planet for the long run. “Humans evolved to be able to plan for the future. Leadership is an individual journey whereas stewardship is about the collective journey taken together. The word “Stewardship” elevates the conversation around leadership. ![]() The path forward includes “Stewardship”, and the role of the community and collective as the most powerful force that leads. ![]() Silicon Valley has placed a lot of weight on the word “Leadership”, and in turn, we have strived to define and live up to it in a variety of ways. Words are like spells, they hold immense power over a narrative and can spread like magic or wildfire. ![]() We are at a crossroads in history, an accelerated timeline, in a dream that requires new consciousness and messaging. Jane Metcalfe’s recent Neo.Life piece provides a preview of 2023 Predictions-The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly. In 2023, if we are funding technology, we are responsible for the future that unfolds, whether it be broken or beautiful, it will be up to us.
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