February 26th, 2010
Hydrogen Convergence needs more Amateur Dinosaur Hunters
The PC and dotcom eras were led by people who were motivated by the desire to simply do things better. This is missing from the development of hydrogen infrastructure at this time. There are too many organizations that want to own the hydrogen convergence movement. They want apply a litmus test to those who seek join the movement rather than being grateful for the community.
We at the ebTDesign Forum have published blog segments about the need to use industry cluster empowerment instead of a bi-coastal strategy for deploying hydrogen infrastructure. The reason for advocating empowerment is because it takes advantage of unique possibilities that each region contains. And, it provides a platform for colonizing existing industry clusters.
The hardest thing to teach new entrepreneurs is when to shift from a product oriented focus to a market oriented concentration. Product focused executives think in terms of monopolies and high barriers to entry. Executives that concentrate on market development understand that limiting the participation of amateurs will increase labor and training cost. Remember when you are taking down a big dinosaur like the nuclear power industry or the coal industry, there is strength in numbers.
Zachary Alexander
Concepts: bi-coastal, dinosaur hunters, hydrogen, industry cluster