
Saved by Tom White
Technology entrepreneurship and the disruption of ambition
Saved by Tom White
As for myself, I have a vivid memory of the late ‘90s tech bubble as I was a student in computer science at the time. The tech-related craze on financial markets was giving a lift to everyone on campus. It provided me and my fellow students with the firm impression that we were in the place to be, and that whatever we would do after graduating, it
... See moreEntrepreneurial innovations, those undertaken by lone individuals, looked like they would be permanently marginalized. If you were smart enough and wanted to make a difference through technology, the corporate labs were where you had to be. The nineteenth century was the century of entrepreneurial tinkerers and lone scientists; the twentieth was th
... See moreThe rapid development of technology and globalization has changed the leverage points in accumulating wealth: money, meaning, and freedom. The social and technological inventions of the past one hundred years have brought us to the “End of Jobs” while making entrepreneurship safer, more accessible, and more profitable than ever.