155. Predicting Technology Shifts Before they Happen (Tim O'Reilly)

The Trend Spotter joins us today on the program. Tim O'Reilly is one of the top minds in tech, who has predicted and/or driven many of the movements that now seem so obvious to us. In today's episode we discuss: Tim's path to becoming an investor How he linked up w/ Bryce Roberts and launched O'Reilly Alphatech The shift in their model w/ Indie VC We talk about Tim's focus on profitability and his counter to those that cite some of the biggest and best tech companies that are not profitable We discuss Tim's new book WTF: What the future and why it's up to us Tim outlines the way he thinks about business model maps He explains his thought process of identifying technology shifts before they happen We discuss fear and it's role in shaping consumer mindset Tim references the historical lessons most overlooked by today's society and we wrap up w/ a conversation on ICOs and cryptocurrencies and get Tim's opinion on their role in the future of tech   To listen more, please visit http://fullratchet.net/podcast-episodes/ for all of our other episodes. Also, follow us on twitter @TheFullRatchet for updates and more information.