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Persson focuses on "moonshot investments" having previously backed VR/AR startup Varjo, Swedish self driving company Einride, and electric aviation company Heart Aerospace. Persson focuses on "moonshot investments" having previously backed VR/AR startup Varjo, Swedish self driving car company Einride, and electric aviation company Heart Aerospace. For Persson, much in the same way that today's incredible tech infrastructure seemed a pipe dream in the 1990s, some ideas like electric airplanes or autonomous electric trucks could one day be part of regular life.
The key is doing your research and listening to founders with the most ambitious ideas, according to Persson. Heart Aerospace, for example, doesn't expect to launch a regional electric plane until 2025 but the race is on.
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