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Fantastic start and so much in the right direction. The first real key is mentoring these young entrepreneurs. The second real key is follow-on funding. We say "Mind The Gap" in the UK underground. The same applies to some of the businesses that will be seeded by these vital funds. The higher value enterprises, that will create a lot of jobs, will be facing The Gap as they mature, and it appears obvious that tax incentives for investments of this sort are critical. This includes keeping a healthy Venture Capital incentive alive and well. http://lnkd.in/--ct3d View in LinkedIn

A quoted saying is: "entrepreneurs are the only people who work 100 hours per week to avoid working 40". http://lnkd.in/wdeEkS View in LinkedIn

Is this an example of disruptive technology ("innovators" in this article) being less important than what I call "incremental technology", which is not disruptive, but adds value? The disruptive technologies are relatively few in the absolute sense, the airplane, radio, electricity, computers, to name a few iconic examples. But incremental technologies, better than the innovator, form the vast majority of successful technology plays. This supports my advice to entrepreneurs: better is perfectly good, and it neither has to be scalable nor disruptive to be a successful venture! http://lnkd.in/kP-wJr View in LinkedIn

At last a great posting on this critical topic! The WHO numbers are conservative, as citations from some West African countries have been that over 80% of the pharmaceuticals are counterfeit. Never purchase medicines on the Internet! http://www.pharmamanufacturing.com/articles/2010/119.html?page=full View in LinkedIn

The awesome US cartoonist Shoe (think owl in a tree) had one strip that is still framed in my study with the line: "IS THIS BRILLIANCE IR COMPLEX STUPIDITY?" I wrote to Shoe in admiration and received a personalized version back. Always worth a Litmus Test for the seemingly brilliant...and thank you, Shoe! View in LinkedIn

Ethos, Pathos and Logicos: not outdated concepts for entrepreneurs. http://lnkd.in/WwVJCy View in LinkedIn

Provocative and interesting reading for entrepreneurs. http://lnkd.in/MWAbDB View in LinkedIn

Here's some data to track, but not the only one. Angel funding, Corporate VCs, and watch out for Crowd Funding as it evolves rapidly. The VC industry itself is in for some truly disruptive innovation! http://www.cbinsights.com/blog/trends/venture-capital-2012-report View in LinkedIn

A hugely valuable discussion topic, with no really clear answers (for me), no one size fits all. Different cultures, different industries, call for different solutions. At the end of the day, a board supplies at least two things: governance (accountability), and fresh strategic eyes on difficult, and evolving, problems. Perhaps a menu of options for different business environments would be most helpful. For sure, the old ways of iterative board meetings must change! http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2013/01/the-best-approach-to-a-board-package.html View in LinkedIn

An interesting read, and an insight into exactly how much the world is changing around us. Add this to recent BBC news that the US employs over 6,000 staff to counter "millions of cyber attacks per day", This is a true wake up call on many fronts: understand this new world and how it applies to your business sector, or pay the consequences of inertia. http://lnkd.in/d6552m View in LinkedIn