I could back this up if I needed to, but my gut and all the evidence points to the fact that the “next Google” (the next big company that takes the world by storm) will come from one of the following industries:
- Health and wellness – providing for the ageing Baby Boomers
- Green – see a BusinessWeek interview here
- Space tourism
- Convergence (VOIP, TV cellphones, etc)
- Home office and small business support (it probably already is, but its got a long way to grow) — includes virtual offices, rented office space and secretarial services, technology, office furniture, etc
- and finally, something none of us expect… (yes, something unexpected)
I also think that anything to do with helping Boomers retire is going to be huge, including Boomer-style retirement homes, travel, health and investment/lifestyle coaching.