158. GoogleX Approach
4.5 billion people WITHOUT internet access
10% increase in internet penetration generates at 1,4% growth in GDP
Apply Artificial Intelligence to Wind Patterns
Fly connected balloons in the stratosphere
80 mph winds in the stratosphere
Ingested ALL wind data of last 30 years
Now largest provider of wind data.
186. VENTURE CAPITAL USED TO BE ABOUT
MILLIONS
NOT COMPANIES ARE RAISING
BILLIONS
*
* : Raising Capital:This is the AdviceWe Give Our Founders, [ Andreessen Horowitz ]
192. "GM has a dysfunctional
corporate culture,
embedded in a deeply
'siloed' way of working"
"We have to change GM.
Today, everyone colors inside
the lines of their own precise
job description without
thinking independently or
holistically."
235. Inspiration Sources /Recommended Research
Organizations become Networks
Stanley McChrystal: "My Share of the Task"
Shark Fin Innovation
"Big Bang Disruption" by Larry Downes and Paul Nunes
SiliconValley becomes the industry-disruption capital of the world
Mark Zawacki at 650 Labs (www.650labs.com)
The Collaborative Economy Honeycomb
Crowd Companies™ by Jeremiah Owyang