Moonshots with Peter Diamandis

EP #226 | Cathie Wood's 2026 Vision: 7% GDP Growth, Rising AI Demand, US vs. China, Robotaxis, and Bitcoin w/ Salim Ismail, AWG & Dave Blundin

Written by Peter H. Diamandis | Feb 3, 2026 8:00:00 AM

In this episode, the mates & Cathie discuss the big tech trends for 2026.

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Cathie Wood is the founder and CEO/CIO of ARK Invest

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Salim Ismail is the founder of OpenExO

Dave Blundin is the founder & GP of Link Ventures

Dr. Alexander Wissner-Gross is a computer scientist and founder of Reified

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