There is a saying in California that I used to hear often. “If something is hot, pour gasoline on it”. It’s a good motto for nurturing an innovation ecosystem. Data from the Kauffman Foundation shows that most jobs are created when companies move past the incubation stage and into the sales growth or “gazelle” stage….
Category: technology
The Gig Economy
A recent longitudinal survey on employment duration from the Bureau of Labor Statistics almost nailed down my work history. And I quote, “young adults born in the early 1980s held an average of 7.2 jobs from age 18 through age 28.” That’s a new job every 17 months! This stat surprises most baby boomers, especially…
The Unstrung Pendulum
Have you ever heard of the luddites? They were a band of 19th-century English workers who destroyed machinery. Maybe it was out of fear losing their jobs, or maybe it was because the English never let a good riot pass them by. Either way, the term luddite is making its way back into mainstream. New…
The Republican Millennial 