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Deep Future

Creating Technology That Matters

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Deep Future

By: Pablos Holman
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For decades, the tech industry has overwhelmingly been just a software industry. Silicon Valley’s big win was disrupting Yellow Cab. What about disrupting General Motors? General Mills? General Electric?

Energy, water, waste, food, manufacturing, construction—things every human on Earth relies on—have made incremental progress over the last century but have not seen the kind of exponential improvements we take for granted in computing.

Meanwhile, scientific progress continued, invention kept advancing, but these technologies were considered too hard by the tech geniuses preoccupied with shoving more ads into your prefrontal cortex.

Now is the moment when all of this changes. Seismic waves signaling the tectonic shift are underfoot. We call it Deep Tech—the advanced technologies we will use to solve the biggest problems in the world.

Deep Future is about giving you the mindset, the tools and the reasons for creating technology that matters.

©2025 Pablos Holman (P)2025 Pablos Holman Computer Science Corporate Corporate & Public Finance Technology
Fascinating Ideas • Mind-shifting Concepts • Thought-provoking Insights • Optimistic Perspective • Technical Explanations

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I teach a class on emerging technology, and the goal is to dream of a future you want, not a future that’s coming by default. I didn’t have a book for the class; I do now.

The book I was looking for

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This book is mind blowing. So many ideas so many possibilities. Pablo’s is a real genius and I loved listening to him talk.

A modern day, Tony Stark

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Deep Tech is a rallying cry for inventors, innovators builders, and visionaries who want to work on “hard” problems—the ones that actually matter.

What resonated with me was Holman’s sharp and sobering critique of waste and excess, especially in the domains of food and fashion. His framing is brilliant: we’re drowning in abundance—our closets packed with clothes we never wear (many of which go straight to landfills), while our waistlines expand from overconsumption. These aren’t just lifestyle issues; they’re climate and economic disasters in slow motion. He challenges us not to guilt-trip, but to invent better systems.

Holman also throws down the gauntlet: if we can build algorithms that predict click-through rates down to the millisecond, why are we still so mediocre at tackling real-world needs like energy, water, manufacturing, and food security? The answer lies in  “Deep Tech”.

Whether you’re a coder tired of building yet another app or a student wondering where to focus your ambition, this book is great and will push you to ask the only question that matters: “What are you working on that will still matter 100 years from now?”

A Call to Hack the Future to Solve Hard Problems

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I’ve known a couple of guys kind of like Pablos, so I bought this book partly to see how unhinged he is. I was happy to find out that he’s the thoughtful genius I’d hoped he’d be.

There was a time when I wanted to leave my career and work for Elon. I admired that he was doing things to advance people. In hindsight, I’m glad I never made that leap because there is a world in crisis and he is not the guy, nor is Mark or Sam or any of the rest of the Silicon Vegas cast. Pablos may be.

I find it more than a little ironic that Elon has taken the Tesla name, when he’s more the Edison in our story. It’s guys like Pablos and the people he enables that are the true brains behind the operation, who don’t get (or want) the popular recognition they truly deserve. There’s no time for all that, we have problems to solve and incredible tools at our disposal.

Find me among the co-conspirators. -StG

Finally, a real one makes himself known.

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One of the best books out there, Must read! Pablos has written a guide to boycott the dystopia.

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