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ruptiveTimes
Gary A. Bolles, eParachute.com / Charrette LLC
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Slacker at age 19
So who is this guy?
So who is this guy?Slacker at age 19
First professional job at 27
Editor of 6 tech magazines
COO of enterprise sw company, Evolve - IPO in 2001
Co-founder of SoCap - largest U.S. event for social entrepreneurs & investors
Co-founder, eParachute
Clients - Google, Dropbox, Singularity University, London Business School, Intel, Yahoo, TED, United Nations, many more
Advising on the future of Manufacturing, Finance, & the Future
People-Centered Internet (connect 1.5 billion)
MANO (end poverty in Mexico)
Advisor to startups
“We wanted flying cars, and
got 140 characters.”
Peter ThielCo-founder,
PayPal
“The future is already here - it’s just not always evenly distributed.”
-William Gibson
Medicine.
Finance.
Higher education.
Legal services.
Manufacturing.
We’re living in exponential times.
We’re living in exponential times.
What’s an exponential step?30 Linear Steps (1, 2, 3, 4, 5…) =
What’s an exponential step?30 Linear Steps (1, 2, 3, 4, 5…) =
30 meters
30 Exponential Steps (1, 2, 4, 8, 16…) =
What’s an exponential step?30 Linear Steps (1, 2, 3, 4, 5…) =
30 meters
30 Exponential Steps (1, 2, 4, 8, 16…) =
1 billion meters
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“Every industrial company must also be a digital
leader.”
Jeff ImmeltCEO, GE
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