Ann Winblad: Emerging Technology Trends

http://www.itconversations.com/shows/detail110.htmlI listened to this the other day, as I do with all the stuff that Doug Kaye posts to the site. I'm very heartened by Winblad's belief that we're on the verge of an upturn in the software industry. One quote that really struck me (as best as I can remember because the transcript link seems to be broken):

It's not enough to have a big brain, we've all got big brains or we wouldn't have survived in this industry

Too true. It's not enough to be smart or even to have a bright idea. The old adage about the world beating a path to your door just isn't true. Sitting back and waiting for the world to discover just how smart you or your ideas are is a recipe for being poor.