Month: July 2025

Reading Time: 3 minutesNiall Ferguson Civilization: The West and The Rest ISBN: 978-1-59420-305-3 Why have European countries and their descendants seen such explosive growth in technology and knowledge over the past 500 years or so? Why has the rest of the world seemingly lagged behind? Prior to the late 1400s, this wasn’t the case – other parts of … [Read more…]

Reading Time: 3 minutesRichard Florida The Rise of the Creative Class ISBN: 978-1-5416-1774-2 Cities and the Creative Class ISBN: 978-0-415-94887-8 When I discovered the world of entrepreneurship more than a decade ago, much of the terminology around entrepreneurial ecosystems and startup communities had not been invented or set in stone. Much of the literature surrounding these concepts discussed … [Read more…]