No, it is not. I borrow that title. I read that book, the third wave, in 1980, and i was mesmerized by the agricultural revolution followed by the industrial revolution. He was protecting the technology revolution, what we now know as the internet. I knew that is what i wanted to do. It took me time to get into that world. When i decided to write a book, i borrowed that title. Thankfully it was still alive. He provided a blurb for the book. What are your three waves . I focus on the internet. It is really two of the waves that we have seen and one wave that is coming. The first wave, getting America Online, getting the world online. Back in 1985, only 32 of people were online 3 of people were online. They were only online one hour a week. When we said we wanted to create a connected world, we knew it was going to be tough. It took us a decade. In the first wave no one knew or cared about the internet. By the end 2000, everybody was of it 2000, everybody was connected. , that set the st
Thankfully it was still alive. What are your three waves . I focus on the internet. Is the ways we see, and one way that is coming. The first wave, getting America Online, getting the world online. Back in 1985, only 32 of people were online 3 of people were online. We knew it was going to be tough. It took us a decade. By the end of it, 2000, everybody was connected. That set the stage for the last 15 years or so, Building Software and services on top of the internet. That is the second wave. Now we are seeing the third wave pick up steam, the internet integrated in seamless and pervasive ways, sometimes invisible ways throughout our lives. Changing health care, transportation, energy, food. Pretty big sectors of the economy. Requires a different playbook point be successful. Can you give an example of a product that will see in the third wave . Take health care. Everyone focuses on the challenges of health care, how do use technology to make it more convenient to have Better Outcomes
Book i borrow that title and thankfully he was still alive and provided a blurb to how to connect those dots. What are your three ways which work. I focus on the internet. The first wave of the internet was getting everyone connected, getting America Online in the world online. We started aol back in 1985, so 32 years ago and only 3 of people were online and they were only online one hour a week. When we said we wanted to create this connect world you would be tough and it took us a decade. Many companies were involved in that in the beginning of that, the first wave essentially no one knew about the internet or care about it but by the year 2000 everyone is connected and couldnt live without it. That set the stage for the second wave which lasted 15 years or so which was building the software and services on top of the internet, google, facebook, twitter. That has defined the second wave. Now we are seeing the third wave pick up speed and that is the internet, integrated much more sea
Book i borrow that title and thankfully he was still alive and provided a blurb to how to connect those dots. What are your three ways which work. I focus on the internet. The first wave of the internet was getting everyone connected, getting America Online in the world online. We started aol back in 1985, so 32 years ago and only 3 of people were online and they were only online one hour a week. When we said we wanted to create this connect world you would be tough and it took us a decade. Many companies were involved in that in the beginning of that, the first wave essentially no one knew about the internet or care about it but by the year 2000 everyone is connected and couldnt live without it. That set the stage for the second wave which lasted 15 years or so which was building the software and services on top of the internet, google, facebook, twitter. That has defined the second wave. Now we are seeing the third wave pick up speed and that is the internet, integrated much more sea
Thats also the story of the business tests. Companies rise and fall and cities rise and fall. Theres sort of a Natural Evolution of things. So, exactly who the leaders of the pack are in 20 or 30 years its hard to predict that some of them will be new brands that didnt exist 20 years ago. We are trying to level the Playing Field, so they are building these new companies everywhere not just in a few places. Its crazy last year almost 80 of the venturecapital winter just three states, california, new york and massachusetts, 47 states just over 20 of the Venture Capital. , we need to figure out ways to support entrepreneurs everywhere. We even even solace in the recent election people were basically saying i kind of feel left out and left behind. We need to make sure we have a more inclusive innovation economy and we are backing startups creating jobs everywhere not just in a few places like Silicon Valley. I read a statistic, two things. I was surprised Washington State wasnt included an