Innovation, then and now
探讨为何媒体对过去的创新者推崇备至,却对当代发明家评价不高,认为人们习惯过滤掉过去的失败,且风险投资泛滥导致大量模仿性创业。
article considers why media such as the television program Silicon Valley and the book The Innovators by Walter Isaacson view technological innovators from years past in heroic terms but have seemingly far less regard for present-day inventors. author suggests people have a habit of filtering out failures from the past and focusing only on notable successes. He also believes the wide availability of funding for new businesses from venture capitalists and angel investors has made it possible for large number of entrepreneurs to pursue ideas that are more imitative than ground-breaking