Today's innovations and startups are:
There's a lot happening today (thanks to democratization of entrepreneurship with easier funding), but the disappointment is that these innovations/startups are not changing the world.
Source: HBR Oct2014
- Smaller than what we saw 20 or 30 years ago
- Apps masquerading as platforms, platforms masquerading as breakthroughs
- Coming from startup incubators, not labs or garages
- Rarely push the boundaries of basic or even applied science
- Trivial or even laughable ventures than truly disruptive technologies.
There's a lot happening today (thanks to democratization of entrepreneurship with easier funding), but the disappointment is that these innovations/startups are not changing the world.
Source: HBR Oct2014