As the U.S. economy continues to hiccup, large-scale entrepreneurship is a badly needed remedy. In transitioning hundreds of thousands of people to self-employment and job creation through entrepreneurship, incubators look like an extremely helpful tool. But we need to produce more of the most effective incubators. Read the full article »
What will be the trends that shape the year and the decade to come? Tech forecaster Daniel Burrus weighs in with The Top 20 Technology-Driven Trends for 2012. How will trends vary be region? We welcome your thoughts and comments. Read the full article »
Chris Cunningham is the CEO and co-founder of appssavvy, an activity advertising technology company. He also serves as co-chair of the IAB Social Media Committee and in 2010 and 2011 was a finalist for Ernst & Young’s Entrepreneur of the Year award. Chris graduated from the University of North Carolina Greensboro with BA in economics and marketing and is based in New York City.
Sramana: Chris, let’s start where your story begins. Where do you come from? What path did you travel during the early years of your life?
Chris Cunningham: I was born in Helsinki, Finland. My father is American and my mother’s side is Scandinavian. Read the full article »
Today’s San Jose Mercury News draws attention to several recent stories about labor practices at contractors used by Apple and other manufacturers of personal tech devices. What role do you feel you and other consumers play in addressing such issues? See the full article for the rest of this week’s posts? Read the full article »
We’ll be running a series of 1M/1M videos emphasizing that you can build your business by focusing on customers, revenues, and profits, less on financing. Check out Democratizing Management Consulting and the other videos in the series to see how we’re democratizing entrepreneurship education and incubation.
Read the full article »