When I was in elementary school, about 50 years ago, teachers used to stand in…
Vivek WadhwaApril 10, 2015
A standing joke in Silicon Valley is that the smartest people go into online advertising, virtual currency, or dumb online games, but, fortunately, there are many tech start-ups that are solving real problems—and many entrepreneurs who care.
Vivek WadhwaJanuary 6, 2015
New trillion-dollar industries will come out of nowhere and wipe out existing trillion-dollar industries. This is the future we’re headed into, for better or for worse.
Vivek WadhwaDecember 26, 2014
Billionaire Peter Thiel claims that college education is a bubble and doesn’t provide more value than an insurance policy, but in reality, today’s knowledge-based economy requires mastery of a wide assortment of technical skills, ability to work in groups, and continual learning.
Vivek WadhwaDecember 8, 2014
A medical device startup is evidence to support that entrepreneurs will disrupt industries—not only in their own countries, but also those in the United States.
Vivek WadhwaNovember 20, 2014
Gone are the days when the US was the only land of opportunity and when entrepreneurs dreamed of being acquired by a Silicon Valley company—bigger opportunities now lie in countries such as India, China, and Brazil.
Vivek WadhwaNovember 13, 2014
We need to be prepared for this scary future, and Silicon Valley needs to take the lead in developing technologies to track, prevent and manage pandemics.
Vivek WadhwaOctober 27, 2014
Tech entrepreneur and author explains why in fewer than 15 years, we will be debating whether human beings should be allowed to drive on highways.
Vivek WadhwaOctober 16, 2014
Myths abound when it comes to categorizing personality traits of an entrepreneur – data makes it clear, successful entrepreneurs come from all backgrounds.
Vivek WadhwaSeptember 19, 2014
Technologies once thought as science fiction, like Rosie from the Jetsons, have become possible and being aware of the realities and prepared for the opportunities means constantly redefining yourself.
Vivek WadhwaAugust 28, 2014
A common belief is that it is only the young who can innovate. But we may be better off motivating and empowering older workers. They are the ones who are best equipped to solve the big problems.
Vivek WadhwaAugust 21, 2014
Experts are the greatest inhibitors of innovation—the ones who shouldn’t be listened to. Peter Diamandis says it best: “An expert is someone who can tell you exactly how it can’t be done.”
Vivek WadhwaAugust 4, 2014
No matter what the jobs of the future are, they will surely require greater skill and education, since robots will be able to do all the grunt work like manufacturing our goods and driving our cars.
Vivek WadhwaJuly 25, 2014
Chile has made a bet that the foreign entrepreneurs can transform its entrepreneurial culture by teaching the locals how to take risks, help each other, and form global connections.
Vivek WadhwaJuly 9, 2014
Indians are fed up with government inaction and corruption. They want accountability, better education for their children, improved health care, and economic prosperity. And they want change now.
Vivek WadhwaJuly 7, 2014
Forget building silly apps such as Yo. Silicon Valley needs to take on a grand challenge, such as serving the millions who go without clean water.
Vivek WadhwaJune 25, 2014