Part three of a three-part series
Just when it seems Washington politicians and bureaucrats are on the verge of enacting all kinds of new taxes and regulations aimed at restricting and constricting American business, along comes the Internet and a great new generation of young entrepreneurs.
They’re members of Generation Y and many of them think starting creative new Internet-based businesses is just about the coolest thing you can do. They’re passionate, idealistic risk takers who look for opportunities.
Rick Jensen of Intuit knows the Gen Y-ers well, having worked with them and among them throughout his career. He’s also surveyed them on their attitudes about things like profit and society, and the results may surprise you.
Don Tapscott — we’re not related — is a Canadian author, professor and deep thinker about the impact of the Internet and the digital revolution. He documents how the ability to collaboratively network skills, people and capabilities — i.e., “wikinomics — is the key to understanding the worldwide revolution in business.
We do indeed live in amazing times that are sure to become even more so in the years ahead, thanks to economic freedom and its incredible capacity to liberate the creativity, ingenuity and productive skills of individuals everywhere.
Part 1: Tough times for profits
– Meese on why jail may be location for your next business meeting.
– Donohue on why everybody benefits when profits are plentiful.
– DeMint on what Congress must do to unleash entrepreneurs.
Part 2: Why is profit a dirty word?
– Klavan on no business like show business to bash business.
– Menefee on the most anti-profit journalists.
– Scanlon on the most powerful enemies of profit.
