One of the must reads on the State of the Internet is the report published by Mary Meeker of Kleiner Perkins.   The latest edition was just posted on Slideshare and I highly advise you take a few minutes this weekend to read it.  At a high level, the report talks the following:

  1. Basic Stats – Internet Growth Remains Robust, Rapid Mobile Adoption Still in Early Stages
  2. Re-Imagination – of Nearly Everything
  3. Asset-Light Generation – From Hand to Cloud & Back…Rise of the Sharing Economy (a great trend for Brandery grad FlightCar)
  4. ‘USA, Inc.’ – A Lot to be Excited About in Tech, a Lot to be Worried about in Other Areas

2012 KPCB Internet Trends Year-End Update from Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers