Talk to an MBA/Management clasa about tech trends and opportunities. By Steve Mushero on December 8, 2007. Shanghai, China.

1. Technologies Trends and
Entrepreneurial Opportunities
National University of Singapore
Fudan University
December 8, 2007
By Steve Mushero

2. Technology Trends
About Steve
 Technology Guy
 Moved from Silicon Valley to Shanghai
 20 Years of Technology Management
 Worked at Startups, Global Companies,
and the United Nations
 Wrote book on Globalization
 Now CTO - 首席技术官 at Tudou 土豆
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3. Technology Trends
你觉得什么？
 1990-2000 Trends ?
 2000-2006 Trends ?
 2007 Trends ?
 2008+ Trends ?
 Opportunities ?

4. Technology Trends
What are the Trends ?
 Internet
 Software
 Energy
 Medicine / Biotech
 Nanotech
 Transportation
 Basic Services

5. Technology Trends
Internet
 Web 1.0 
 Web 2.0 
 Web 3.0 !
 Email
 Spam   
 Social Networking – Your life on-line
 Video

6. Technology Trends
Internet
 Web 2.0 - UGC
 MySpace, Facebook, LinkedIn
 Video
 Link, mash, create
 Open Applets (Facebook/OpenSocial API)
 Advertising / Monitization
 Wireless (eventually)
 Video, gaming

7. Technology Trends
Facebook Situation
From Dave McClure (500Hats):
 50M+ users
 Half of them login daily
 Growing ~100% every 6-9 months
 $300M in fresh capital
 Probably running break-even or slightly profitable
 Innovations in Platform, APIs, Apps, News Feed
 FB app developers going gonzo building new stuff
 Everyone else chasing those developments

8. Technology Trends
Software
 Virtualization of everything (VMWare)
 Enterprise
 Compliance
 Workforce hiring, management
 Nuts & bolts operations
 Security
 Games !

9. Technology Trends
Energy
 Solar
 Materials / Technology
 Installation (Physical operations)
 Hydrogen
 Coal
 Clean, clean, clean
 Wind
 Pollution (less of it)

10. Technology Trends
Medicine & Biotech
 Vaccines
 New treatments
 Nanotech
 Devices of all types
 Easier to get to market
 CROs (Contract Research)

11. Technology Trends
Nanotech
 Basic Materials
 Biotech
 Viruses
 Devices
 Treatments
 Electronics
 Safety !

12. Technology Trends
Transportation
 Electric
 Tesla Motors
 MagLev
 Hybrid cars
 Fuels

13. Technology Trends
Basic Services
 Health Care
 Restaurants
 Tea Houses !
 Travel
 Delivery / Distribution (think Fedex)
 Service
 Service

Service

14. Technology Trends
Where will your future be ?
 Next Generation Technology
 Next Generation Business Models
 Always a mix of:
 Money
 Technology
 Market
 Marketing
 Execution

15. Technology Trends
谢谢你们！
 有问题吗？
我是：
Steve Mushero
Steve@SteveMushero.com
www.SteveMushero.com