Quantum Computing (QC) is going to change the world. It can help us make sense of the huge amount of data we’ve already collected, and solve complex problems that even the most powerful supercomputers cannot – such as medical diagnostics and weather prediction. It is only a matter of time, and i...

We have put together some of the emerging blockchain applications and use-cases to inspire the entrepreneur “within us all”. The early Internet dealt with intangibles. You sent or received emails, corresponded on forums, read and distributed articles. In contrast, the modern blockchain-fuell...

“Tapping” the family for money is an important skill for cash-strapped young people home from school. Perhaps entrepreneurs should become similarly skilled, though in this case by “family” we mean the Family Office. The Family Office has recently emerged as an important new s...

The Bloomberg U.S. Startups Barometer is a new weekly indicator that tracks the overall health of the business environment for private technology companies based in the U.S. The index incorporates both the money flowing into VC-backed startups, as well as the exits that are making money for investor...

Investors have poured in excess of $3 billion into over 200 ICOs this year, according to data from Coinschedule.com (with many ICOs still ongoing and hundreds more scheduled). September was among the busiest months, bringing in almost $850 million alone in 37 offerings. There are now in excess of 1,...

A technopreneur can gain huge leverage from an advisory board at minimal cost, but it all depends on the quality of the people. The board can provide independent strategic, fund-raising and specific disciplinary advice (such as in digital marketing or technology) to compliment the technopreneur/mana...

Does Artificial Intelligence (AI) pose an existential threat to mankind, or will the country with AI superiority most likely cause WW3, as per Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, or will the nation that leads in AI be “leader of the world”, as per Russian President Vladimir Putin? Different questio...

When it comes to the adopting the newest, digital methods for managing their personal finances, Chinese and Indian consumers are way ahead of the rest of the world. A report by consultancy Ernst & Young (EY) suggests that a lot of this has to do with digital payments. About 69% of people who are...

Do you have to be born an entrepreneur, or is it something that can be learnt – is it nature or nurture? Is a “real entrepreneur” the stereotype of a confident, natural risk taker, experimental almost from birth – probably dropped out from university, such as Steve Jobs, Bill Gates,...

We need to start thinking about our personal data as an asset, every bit as valuable as a critical part in a manufacturing line, a currency to complete a transaction or vital information to enable a decision. Have you ever given thought to the impact your ‘private’ Facebook profile might have on...