Individuals who have achieved eminence in some field may publish their opinions, recommendations, or even worldview, in much the same way that successful investors publish newsletters. Arnold Palmer or Nancy Lopez might offer golfers the chance to read or look at whatever golf material they have found helpful. An editor who today works at The Economist might start his or her own service, and offer a digest of the news with links to text and video news accounts from a variety of sources.
Predictor: Gates, Bill
Prediction, in context:In his 1995 book “The Road Ahead,” Microsoft CEO Bill Gates writes:ÒIndividuals who have achieved eminence in some field may publish their opinions, recommendations, or even worldview, in much the same way that successful investors publish newsletters. Arnold Palmer or Nancy Lopez might offer golfers the chance to read or look at whatever golf material they have found helpful. An editor who today works at The Economist might start his or her own service, and offer a digest of the news with links to text and video news accounts from a variety of sources. Someone using this review services, instead of paying 60 cents for a newspaper, might pay an expert a few cents a day for performing the middleman function of assembling the dayÕs news, and pay the publisher of each story selected a little bit too. The customer would decide how many articles he wanted to read and how much to spend.Ó
Biography:Bill Gates, the most influential technology entrepreneur of the late 20th century, was the primary author of the prediction-packed 1995 book “The Road Ahead” and is the founder and CEO of Microsoft Corporation. (Entrepreneur/Business Leader.)
Date of prediction: January 1, 1995
Topic of prediction: Getting, Sharing Information
Subtopic: General
Name of publication: The Road Ahead (book)
Title, headline, chapter name: Chapter 8: Friction-Free Capitalism
Quote Type: Direct quote
Page number or URL of document at time of study:
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