Eric Savitz writes: "Here’s the pundits’ list of trends...
1. From Steve Jurvetson: 'Demographics are destiny, creating opportunity.'
2. From Vinod Knosla: The mobile phone will be a mainstream personal computer.
3. From Josh Kopelman: The rise of the 'implicit' Internet.
4. From Roger McNamee: Betting on smart phones: The mobile device migration to smart phones from features phones will produce even greater disruption than PC industry moving from character mode to graphical interface.
5. From Joe Schoendorf: Water tech will replace global warming as a global priority.
6. Jurvetson: Evolution trumps design.
7. Khosla: Fossilizing fossil energy.
8. Kopelman: Venture Capital 2.0.
9. McNamee: Within 5 years, everything that matters to you will be available to you on a device that fits on your belt or in your purse.
10. Schoendorf: 80% of the world population will carry mobile Internet devices within 5-10 years.
And that’s it. Lots of mobile phone predictions. Green energy. Water. And more phones." [emphasis added]
