10 Inspiring TED Talks for Startups | Startup Advices. Predictions for 2011. Summary of Trends for 2011+ I’ve been cruising around the web for information about trends for 2011 (so you don’t have to) and here’s what I’ve found that interests me. This is essentially a summary of what a few trend watchers, researchers and consultants are saying. I’ve given credits and links after each set (i.e. these are not mine but I have done an edit on some). McKinsey 1. Distributed Co-creation moves Mainstream 2. Making the Network Organization 3. Collaboration at Scale 4. The Growing “Internet of Things” 5. Global trends 1. CSIRO 1. Mintel 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. Gartner 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 1. 7.
The New Next: 2011 Social Media Influencers Predictions by TrendsSpotting. New Business Ideas, Innovations And Opportunities Around The World. December 9th, 2012 Wall Planter Italian company Benetti Stone has decided to bring a bit of the outdoors in with their MOSSframe idea. They take natural stabilized lichen and contain it in a white lacquered frame that comes in seven different sizes for your walls.
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Free 29-pages PDF ebook (worth $38) – “Awesome Business Ideas of 2011″ – included with your subscription. December 8th, 2012 B.E.A. Draw Your Ideas. Organic Ideas. April 2010 The best way to come up with startup ideas is to ask yourself the question: what do you wish someone would make for you? There are two types of startup ideas: those that grow organically out of your own life, and those that you decide, from afar, are going to be necessary to some class of users other than you. Apple was the first type. Apple happened because Steve Wozniak wanted a computer. Unlike most people who wanted computers, he could design one, so he did.
Our own startup, Viaweb, was of the second type. There is no sharp line between the two types of ideas, but the most successful startups seem to be closer to the Apple type than the Viaweb type. Organic ideas are generally preferable to the made up kind, but particularly so when the founders are young. So if you want to start a startup and don't know yet what you're going to do, I'd encourage you to focus initially on organic ideas. There are ideas that obvious lying around now. Notes. De masa. 11 New York City Start-Ups To Watch in 2011. In 2010, New York City took the world by surprise, unleashing a flood of start-ups and funding power, giving Silicon Valley a run for its money, literally. Start-ups like Gilt Groupe and Etsy have already proved their potential to attract mass markets outside of the tech community. Meanwhile Meetup, Tumblr and Foursquare have created numerous connections within the tech community, spawning so many opportunities for entrepreneurs, engineers and tech enthusiasts to create and grow new business ideas that could very well turn into their own multi-million dollar enterprises. 1.
Consmr Consmr is like Yelp for consumer packaged goods. 2. Need to find a great brunch spot in the East Village? While currently only in Manhattan, NearSay plans to expand into Brooklyn and Queens later this quarter and beyond NYC in late 2011. 3. Another local news start-up on the NYC scene is Neighborhoodr, which uses Tumblr to virally collect and spread hyper-local news. 4. 5. 6. vYou , YouTube 7. 8. 9. 10. & 11. 10 European Startups To Watch in 2011. When you hear Silicon Valley discuss the European startup scene it’s often negatively. Some say that the investors aren’t brave enough, some say the entrepreneurs aren’t bold enough.
Whether there’s any truth in these accusations or not, the fact is that there are startups across Europe that are brimming with original ideas and creativity. Following on from our 10 Exciting European Startups from 2010, here are 10 startups to look out for in 2011. Pearltrees Visitors to the LeWeb conference last month couldn’t have failed to spot Pearltrees. Pearltrees makes organising groups of links to content incredibly easy. Recent additions to the service include real-time group collaboration and a touch-screen based interface which will be ported to the iPad soon. Planely The idea behind Planely is a certainly niche one, but the Danish startup could well be onto something that frequent air travellers will love. Geomium LikeOurselves Storific Datasift SuperMarmite Viewdle Screach Shutl.