First off, the authors would like to express deep gratitude to their families, Jet, Dax and Kristen Diamandis and Joy Nicholson Kotler, for their incredible patience and support. We’d also like to thank our agent, John Brockman, our editor Thomas LeBein, Brit Hvide and everyone at Simon & Schuster who worked so doggedly on this project. For insight and feedback, we thank a group of experts and friends, including Salim Ismail, Marcus Shingles, Andrew Hessel, Michael Wharton, Jamie Whealand, and Fred MacDonald. Special thanks goes to Peter’s team at PHD Ventures (Marissa Brassfield, Cody Rapp, Maxx Bricklin, and Kelley Lujan) for their incredible support in doing research, crowdsourcing content, and providing twenty-four by seven input. And recognition to Connie Fox for the herculean task of coordinating Peter’s schedule and life. On the research and inspiration front, we are also grateful to the Singularity University family of alumni, faculty, and staff under the leadership of co-founder and chancellor Ray Kurzweil and CEO Rob Nail.
