Welcome to the Era of Innovation

We’re in the early stages of what stands to be an extended business cycle. We’re calling the cycle the era of innovation, and it has some definite characteristics. We’re seeing aggressive technological advancement, a manufacturing renaissance, easier access to liquidity and cash-rich entities spanning the globe, supply-demand mismatches in key industries, and lower barriers for entry for startups. Major advances are underway in areas like robotics, 3D printing, cloud computing, big data, mobile payment systems, medical technologies, energy and many others.