Research on the massive increase in global Entrepreneurship
More people than ever want to become Entrepreneurs.
It is based on:
- Interest (record levels)
- Necessity (jobs are disappearing at light speed)
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It was not heard of before. Not long ago it was 10 000. Now its already 20 000 people. This is part of the change from the industrial world. Americans are applying in droves to have their federal student loans forgiven on the grounds they were lied to by their colleges, new figures show. http://www.wsj.com/articles/almost-20-000-americans-apply-to-have-student-debt-canceled-arguing-they-were-deceived-1464279054?mod=e2fb  Discover your passion and then dedicate your life to it. "You don’t just 'find' your calling — you have to fight for it." http://ideas.ted.com/7-lessons-about-finding-the-work-you-were-meant-to-do/?  Soon the whole transport sector is gone. Good. More become entrepreneurs instead. http://venturebeat.com/2016/05/19/uber-to-test-self-driving-cars-on-pittsburgh-roads-in-the-coming-weeks/  Jobs are becoming obsolete. Good. The new paradigm will be "what business can I start?" not "what job can I get?". https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/275891  Starting May 16, Entrepreneurs Can Raise Money in a Whole New Way. Here's What You Need to Know.5/7/2016
Unleashing creativity. “The implications of legalizing equity-based crowdfunding are both significant and far reaching. Crowdfunding has the power to help democratize the capital raising process by giving entrepreneurs, for the first time, direct access to tens of millions of prospective investors,” says Brian Burt, the chair of the emerging business group and the law firm Snell & Wilmer. “In their search for startup or growth capital, entrepreneurs will no longer be constrained by the size of their personal Rolodex or the absence of pre-existing relationships with angel groups and venture capital funds.” https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/275215  "Apple is not about making boxes for people to get their jobs done, although we do that well. Apple is about something more. Its core value is that we believe that people with passion can change the world for the better." https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/248079  IBM stretching the limits of AI. Their program assisting doctors in cancer research, wins in jeopardy and have begun to apply for a job - just to see if it will be adopted. It's going to be really fast the next 5 years http://bigthink.com/videos/ibms-watson-cognitive-or-sentient-2  |