Entrepreneurship is challenging because a formula for success cannot exist. Innovation, by definition, is new and unique. Brand, network effects, technology and market selection are key components to a truly disruptive idea. If you have these, you could be on your way to building the next monopoly. 

Technology disruption is on the cusp of exploding, as artificial intelligence, automation, ioT, quantum computing, virtual reality, biotechnology and blockchain actuate from proofs-of-concepts into real world commercial adoption. Technology will become more embedded into daily life in unseen, but powerful ways. Here are some of our predictions for the implications for the Blockchain ecosystem in the year ahead.