thinkfuture: technology, philosophy and the future

Finally - it took 80 years to remove the restriction that only rich people could invest in startups. Two years ago Obama signed the JOBS act and just a few days ago, the SEC finally allowed it to be so. Now anyone can invest in startups.

Chris talks about the speed differences in innovating within enterprises and startups

Chris talks about the future, focusing on interfaces and the seamless world

In this day, with millions of both professional and amateur researchers out there on the internet, you cant deceive anyone for long.

Want to make your money stretch as a startup founder? Chris outlines 5 tips

We are building a huge new market of introverts - what kind of products and services can we build for them?

Are you a student? Then this episode will hit home - Chris talks about the future of education, and how our current system needs to be disrupted

IMHO, Twitter should go back to its roots and not try to emulate every other social network out there

if your customer demand is moving away from your original vision, dont be afraid to move that way too.

If you are told that you have an interesting background, is that a bad thing?

Do we really need to innovate? Seems like sometimes, innovation is the first thing to go when times are tough, but thats when you need it the most.

Just because your company grows doesnt mean that you become less innovative. All you need is a really good internal innovation program with clear communications and a path for these ideas to product or patent.

Have we seen this before? People are accepting equity instead of cash for thier services, hoping that they win the startup lottery

The invention startups Quirky just filed for bankruptcy, what does that mean for the fate of crwod based innovation.

IWhy are some companies treating thier employees better than others? Its a battle between the future of work and the past of work

In order for your startup to succeed or create disruptive innovation you need to take risks, sometimes big ones.

Chris talks about the first job he ever had, and while phyiscally demanding, its wasnt the worst job hes ever had

In the current world of work, work has exploded into LEGO blocks that we fit into life, not the other way around

Its not very hard to figure out why most startups fail - no one really wanted what they were selling

Dont look externally for innovation first - it might end up costing you more than you think

Chris goes through Apples 9/9/2015 product announcements step-by-step and its true: innovation has finally left the building. Making something bigger, smaller, or copying Microsoft Surface is not innovation

In the future, your grandkids will not need to know how to drive - in fact they wont even own cars anymore

Looking for a business idea? Combine people helping people with stuff just lying around doing nothing and you might be riding another unicorn

Dont let anyone tell you what your definition of success should be, dont just be happy with what you have - strive for more and get someone to kick your butt if you cant do it yourself

When you think innovation, do you typically think Silicon Valley, because there are plenty of other interesting hotbeds of innovation out there, like Africa