If The Shoe Fits: Stop and Think
by Miki Saxon
A Friday series exploring Startups and the people who make them go. Read all If the Shoe Fits posts here.
Obviously, opportunity and entrepreneurs go together.
There are dozens, if not hundreds, of opportunities that could serve as the basis for a company.
It is a wise entrepreneur who at least tries to consider the long-tern implications of the opportunity they choose.
Not just the financial potential, but the possible effects on society and the world.
While no one can see the future, there is one thing you can count on happening.
Humans will act the same way online as they do in the real world — only more so.
More so, because they can indulge their worst thoughts/desires with little-to-no chance of repercussions and a much broader reach.
Anything that has ever been done offline will be done — more so.
Political dirty tricks will get dirtier, bullying will be more vicious, the haters will be more active, and on and on.
Could Mark Zukerberg have foreseen this when he started Facebook?
Maybe not.
Did he try?
Probably not.
Did he even stop to think?
Unlikely.
Does he think about it now?
Only to deny it.
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