Future_work_skills_2020.pdf. Marc Andreessen: Predictions for 2012 (and beyond) | Digital Media. Marc Andreessen's view of the world boils down to software. From where he stands, as the guy who co-founded Netscape Communications and now co-runs the powerful Silicon Valley venture firm Andreessen Horowitz, no industry is safe from software. Or, as Andreessen put it in a much-discussed piece he wrote for The Wall Street Journal, "Software is eating the world.
" Software has chewed up music and publishing. It's eaten away at Madison Avenue. No area is safe--and that's why Andreessen sees so much opportunity. Fueling his optimism: ubiquitous broadband, cloud computing, and, above all, the smartphone revolution. I caught up with Andreessen to talk about 2012 and software's onward march.
Q: Let's start with smartphones. Q: That's a big deal because? Q: In a way that the PC industry couldn't? Q: Does that mainly help existing players, or also open opportunities for new businesses? But it also opens up new kinds of businesses. Q: What e-commerce players are you thinking of? Q: Like Amazon? Nouveaux paradigmes. What Will the World Be Like in 2112? Daron Acemoglu What will life be like in 100 years? Daron Acemoglu, an Elizabeth and James Killian Professor in the Department of Economics, pondered this question as he awaited the birth of his son. Over time, Acemoglu’s contemplation led him to wonder what kind of world his potential grandchildren would inherit, and how recent political, social, and economic trends would shape this future society.
Acemoglu tackles this question in “The World our Grandchildren Will Inherit: The Rights Revolution and Beyond,” published earlier this month by the National Bureau of Economic Research. The paper outlines what Acemoglu believes are the 10 most important trends since the early twentieth century, and Acemoglu makes 10 predictions on the next 100 years. Outlook-wise, Acemoglu’s predictions are a mixed bag. Business Insider created a slideshow of Acemoglu’s predictions. FINAL scenarios 22p.