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Entrepreneurship is world-building. A young entrepreneur asked me the other day what I thought the world looked like, in an economic sense. The question threw me for a loop; typically, people will ask questions like “How much money can I raise for my venture?” (I shrug) or “How long will it take to grow my business?” (I shrug), or “Do you like my product?” (I shrug), or more pejoratively, “Who the hell are you?” But this question was a damn good one. I paused, then sat on it for a few moments. So I thought some more about what we discussed, and to his initial question, this is what I came back with.

So here’s the premise for the answer to his question (which is really just another open question): change happens whether we want it or not; (re)building the world is a whole other charge. I shouldn’t have to explain everything in the graphic (at least I would hope), but suffice to say that it illustrates how we can build upon tensions between capitalistic norms and democratic norms. So, back to the initial question.

Trends

Hispanics’ Use Of Social Media – Is It The New Mainstream? Ethnic Minorities Visit Social Networking Sites More Frequently | bigMETHOD Blog - Social Media Agency | Los Angeles, CA. Online Activities, Daily. Three major technology revolutions have occurred during the period the Pew Research Center has been studying digital technology – and yet more are on the horizon. Broadband First, the rise of the internet changed the way that people got information and shared it with each other, affecting everything from users’ basic social relationships to the way that they work, learn, and take care of themselves. The speed of internet connectivity picked up considerably with the rise of broadband connections. As people adopted those higher-speed, always-on connections, they became different internet users: They spent more time online, performed more activities, watched more video, and themselves become content creators. Mobile Second, mobile connectivity through cell phones, and later smartphones and tablet computers, made any time-anywhere access to information a reality for the vast majority of Americans.

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The 10th Annual Year in Ideas - Interactive Feature.