WaPo Labs’ Emily K. Schwartz on how Yahoo just became the most innovative company in tech…
The Web needs to change its password: The next great innovation may not be about making something new, but protecting what we’ve already created.
Richard Branson announces new Virgin Galactic satellite launcher: LauncherOne…
Google and the myth of first-mover advantage
As product development cycles continue to shrink, and as it becomes easier to reverse-engineer products once they appear in the marketplace, one could argue that the need to be first has faded into the background.
The stories of senior citizens in distressed economic conditions because of defaulted student loans are merely the canary in the coal mine. Just as the implosion of the mortgage lending market opened up debate about the great American dream of owning a home, the implosion of the student loan market is leading many to question the great American dream of graduating from college.
“…there is a direct correlation between becoming a cashless society and becoming a digitally innovative society. ”
To predict the future, look at what really smart people are doing for fun. That’s the advice from Tim O’Reilly, founder of O’Reilly Media and a proven futurist and coolhunter.
“My prediction is that, by the end of this decade, we will see some Mark Zuckerbergs emerging from the slums of Sao Paulo or New Delhi, India or Valparaiso, Chile. Why, you ask? Because entrepreneurs are doing what governments can’t—creating innovation ecosystems.” - Vivek Wadhwa
