Nicholas Negroponte

Businessman

1943-12-01

Books by Nicholas Negroponte

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Key is the question of where do new ideas come from. Historically, four places: government labs, big corporations, startup companies, and research universities.
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Big companies are looking closer term, and even the most technological companies spend less than 1% of sales on research. Startups have suffered the burst bubble.
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Cell phones were more popular in Cambodia and Uganda because they didn't have phones. We had phones in this country, and we were very late to the table. They're going to adopt e-books much faster than we do.
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