Minitrends : Finding & Profiting from Emerging Business Opportunity Gems: between Microtrends & Megatrends Lie Minitrends: How Innovators & . Forecast & Exploit Social & Technology Trends

Dr John H. Vanston

ISBN 10: 1884154352 / ISBN 13: 9781884154355

Published by Technology Futures, Incorporated, 2010

About this Item

Gift inscriptions by Authors inside front cover. This book is in very good condition; no remainder marks. It does have some cover shelfwear. Inside pages are clean. ; 212 pages.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Minitrends : Finding & Profiting from Emerging Business Opportunity Gems: between Microtrends & Megatrends Lie Minitrends: How Innovators & . Forecast & Exploit Social & Technology Trends
• Publisher: Technology Futures, Incorporated
• Publication Date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1884154352
• ISBN 13: 9781884154355
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

Please see "MINITRENDS: How Entrepreneurs & Innovators Discover & Profit From Business & Technology Trends" for most recent version of this publication.

About the Author

Dr. John Vanston, Chairman of Technology Futures, Inc. (TFI) is an internationally-renowned consultant, educator, speaker, and author in the fields of technology forecasting, technology/market integration, trend analysis, and technology management in uncertain environments. He founded TFI in 1978, building the Austin, Texas, company into a leading authority in custom research, forecasting, and trend analysis in telecom and other high-technology industries.

At TFI, John has conducted analyses of emerging technologies for a wide range of commercial, governmental, and academic organizations. These analyses have assisted his business clients in gaining sustainable competitive advantage and provided his government clients with important new information, insights, and advice that have increased the effectiveness of their operations.

Prior to establishing TFI, John served on the nuclear engineering faculty at The University of Texas at Austin and as Deputy Director of the University's Center for Energy Studies. While at the University, he conducted a number of forecasts and trend analyses in the energy area. Earlier, John served as a Lt. Col. in the U.S. Army.

Book collaborator Carrie Vanston has many years of experience in public relations, marketing, and sales at Technology Futures, Inc. and in the entertainment industry. Because the successful exploitation of a Minitrend requires effective marketing, she brings a distinct real-world quality to the book, particularly in the media communications and social media areas. Her easy sense of style and readability helps the reader to connect with the Minitrends concept.