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Technology Wave Pattern
A framework for identifying and categorizing major technological shifts that create trillion-dollar opportunities approximately every decade
How It Works
Technology adoption follows predictable waves where new capabilities unlock entirely new categories of value creation. Each wave builds on previous infrastructure and creates 10+ years of entrepreneurial opportunity
Components
Information wave (1990s): ability to find anything - Google, Amazon
Communication wave (2000s): human coordination - Facebook, Uber, social media
Value wave (2010s): digital money and assets - Bitcoin, Ethereum
Intelligence wave (2020s): AI doing intelligent work - agents, automation
When to Use
When evaluating whether you're riding a major wave or just a trend, and for timing market entry
When Not to Use
For short-term tactical decisions or when looking at incremental improvements
Anti-Patterns to Avoid
Example
“The intelligence wave (AI) is comparable to the internet wave - it will create multiple trillion-dollar companies and reshape how work gets done, just like internet reshaped access to information”