What_Individuals_Should_Do

January 14th, 2010

Our new book on technological evolution is designed to help business owners, non-economists and entrepreneurs understand how the forces of technological change affect regional metro economies.

Part of the book teaches you how to identify new markets.

Part of the book describes what individuals should do to profit from technological change and open global markets.

Part of the book explains what is happening to jobs and incomes in your regional economy.

What Can You Do Right Now To Take Advantage of Rapid Technological Change?

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January 14th, 2010

We are regional economic experts and private capital market professionals.

Our primary mission is to create jobs and wealth in metro regional economies by applying the principles of technological innovation that we developed. Our principles teach us that wealth is created through new venture creation and new product development.

We apply the same theoretical principles to our  professional portfolio management for company pension plans and family wealth accounts at MyOwnFund. Click here.

We offer extensive insurance consulting and sales for high tech small businesses (including property and liability) and all forms of personal insurance for families, at MyInsuranceAdvisor. Click here.

About_The_Author

January 14th, 2010

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Thomas E. Vass, author of Predicting Technology

One of the country’s preeminent experts on the impact of technological innovation, Thomas E.

Vass is a regional economist and investment advisor.

A graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Vass holds an undergraduate degree in Political Science and a Masters in Regional Planning, with a concentration on regional economic development and labor market theory.

VassPredicts_Blog

January 14th, 2010

About The Author

About The Book

Ready-to-Use Quotes From Vass

Pictures and Images

Media Coverage/Press Releases

Contact Info

Suggested Interview Questions About Technology to Ask Vass

Suggested Speech Topics For Vass

Multi_Media_Center

January 14th, 2010

We have added some links of videos and power points for your review that describe some of the work that we do in the area of technology consulting, private capital markets and technology investing.

Continuing Professional Education

How Do Private Companies Raise Capital?

Part 1 of a 4 part series of seminars to help accountants and CPAs better understand the private capital markets.

Public Speaking

Address to the Carolinas Chapter of the Product Development Management Association on the book, Predicting Technology.

Presentation to the Western Regional Science Association Annual Meeting on Theory of Technological Evolution

Document_Library

January 14th, 2010

Vass Predicts Technology Document Library

Article Classification

What Do The Debt VCs See That You Should See? February 14, 2007

Commercialization of New Products/Markets for New Products

Searching For Winning Technology Trajectories Sunday, March 18, 2007

Regional Economic Development/New Venture Creation/Regional Industrial Clusters

Rapid Technological Change And The Economic Problems Caused By Global Markets in Michigan and North Carolina.

Creating the Jobs And Wealth Creation Pipeline In Your Community © 2007

Innovation & Technological Change

The Innovation Small Business Connection

Political and Institutional Factors Affecting Economic Development

The Job and Wealth Creation Pipeline

January 14th, 2010
Vass Predicts Technology

Vass Predicts Technology

Educate yourself by reading our free research papers. Our library of documents is updated frequently and you can download all of our documents for your personal reference.

Discussion White Paper #1. Rapid Technological Change And The Economic Problems Caused By Global Markets in Michigan and North Carolina.

Discussion White Paper #2. Why Does Economic Growth Occur in Some Cities and Not Others? The Importance of Cities As Incubators of New Products and New Ventures? 2007

Learn more about the negative economic effects of rapid technological change