thinkfuture: technology, philosophy and the future

In this episode, Chris asks the question - have we lost our individuality to the collective - and if so how will that change the nature of everything that we do when it comes to people? Will all decisions now require the crowd to chime in?

Thinking about building the next app which will take over the world and be the next billion dollar startup? Think again - apps are giving way to smart agents of the seamless world - technology will serve us instead of the other way around

Chris discusses how we could have the future of our dreams, if only we would be willing to be upset and embrace change.

In the future of work, having multiple jobs will be a normal things that we will all be doing. We should prepare for 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