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

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

Get access to metatrends 10+ years before anyone else - qr.diamandis.com/metatrends

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

Get Cathie’s Big Ideas Report ark-invest.com/big-ideas-2026

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

–

My companies:

Apply to Dave's and my new fund:qr.diamandis.com/linkventureslanding

Go to Blitzy to book a free demo and start building today: qr.diamandis.com/blitzy

_

Connect with Peter:

X (qr.diamandis.com/twitter)

Instagram (qr.diamandis.com/instagram)

Connect with Dave:

X (x.com/davidblundin)

LinkedIn (linkedin.com/in/david-blundin)

Connect with Salim:

X (x.com/salimismail)

Join Salim's Workshop to build your ExO (openexo.com/10x-shift?video=PeterD062625)

Connect with Alex

Website (alexwg.org)

LinkedIn (linkedin.com/in/alexwg)

X (x.com/alexwg)

Email

Listen to MOONSHOTS:

Apple (qr.diamandis.com/applepodcast)

YouTube (qr.diamandis.com/youtube)

–

*Recorded on January 27th, 2026

*The views expressed by me and all guests are personal opinions and do not constitute Financial, Medical, or Legal advice.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices