--- title: "Podcast Episode 43: Accelerating the Acceleration of Technology" description: Peter and Dan discuss a common conversation theme in Silicon Valley — that most people have no idea how quickly things are changing. image: https://www.diamandis.com/hubfs/Podcast%20Stills/171019%20Homepage%20EW%2016x9.jpg --- # Podcast Episode 43: Accelerating the Acceleration of Technology October 09, 2017 1 min read Peter and Dan discuss a common conversation theme in Silicon Valley — namely, that most people have no idea how quickly things are changing — and how technology has caused the world to move at an accelerated pace. **In this episode:** - Peter gives short overview of Moore’s Law, the history of computation and the exponential growth in this field. - Dan and Peter discuss the number people using technology being the driving force that is causing more innovations, new ideas and ultimately new technologies. - Peter tells the story of interviewing Marc Andreesen, an American entrepreneur, software engineer and co-creator of Netscape, the first web browser... and how, during that interview, he came up with the idea of the “interface moment,” which is the moment an exponentially growing technology becomes usable by entrepreneurs to generate massive revenue. [http://media.blubrry.com/exponentialwisdom/p/content.blubrry.com/exponentialwisdom/ExponentialWisdomPodcast_EP_43_Accellerators.mp3](http://content.blubrry.com/exponentialwisdom/ExponentialWisdomPodcast_EP_43_Accellerators.mp3) Podcast: [Play in new window](http://media.blubrry.com/exponentialwisdom/p/content.blubrry.com/exponentialwisdom/ExponentialWisdomPodcast_EP_43_Accellerators.mp3) | [Download](http://media.blubrry.com/exponentialwisdom/p/content.blubrry.com/exponentialwisdom/ExponentialWisdomPodcast_EP_43_Accellerators.mp3) ## **Subscribe: [iTunes](https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/exponential-wisdom/id1001794471) | [Android](http://subscribeonandroid.com/podcast.diamandis.com/feed/podcast/) | [RSS](https://podcast.diamandis.com/feed/podcast/)**   - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) **Tags:** [Podcast](https://www.diamandis.com/blog/topic/podcast) [Exponential Wisdom](https://www.diamandis.com/blog/topic/exponential-wisdom) [Abundance 360](https://www.diamandis.com/blog/topic/abundance-360) #### Written by: [Peter H. Diamandis](https://www.diamandis.com/blog/author/peter-h-diamandis) ![Peter H. Diamandis](https://www.diamandis.com/hubfs/Peter-Diamandis-Headshot%20copy.jpg) **Previous Post** [ Elon Revolutionizing Transportation (Again) ](https://www.diamandis.com/blog/elon-revolutionizing-transportation-again) **Next Post** [ The World Is (Still) Better Than You Think ](https://www.diamandis.com/blog/the-world-is-still-better-than-you-think) ##### My New Longevity Guidebook Now Available! ![Longevity Guidebook 3D with spine800_NO_shadow](https://www.diamandis.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Diamandis_March_2017-Theme/Longevity%20Guidebook%203D%20with%20spine800_NO_shadow.png?width=814&height=1279&name=Longevity%20Guidebook%203D%20with%20spine800_NO_shadow.png) [ Get Your Copy Now! ](https://longevityguidebook.com/?utm_source=diamandis.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=diamandis-home-hero) ### Featured ![laws-small-Jun-20-2021-11-57-03-22-PM](https://www.diamandis.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/laws-small-Jun-20-2021-11-57-03-22-PM.jpg?width=139&height=209&name=laws-small-Jun-20-2021-11-57-03-22-PM.jpg) ##### Peter’s laws The 28 laws that have guided Peter to success. [ See Peter's Laws ](https://www.diamandis.com/peters-laws) ##### SIGN UP FOR UPDATES ## Insights in your inbox The latest insights on exponential technologies and entrepreneurship delivered straight to your inbox. [ Subscribe ](https://www.diamandis.com/newsletter)