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On the eve of a new decade, Fortune editors reached out to some of the smartest people we know, and asked what big changes are in store for the 2020s. The results are being published this morning. A few excerpts:
“One innovation that’s coming…is cell-based meat. In the long term, it’s going to be bigger than plant-based meats, which don’t taste like meat without being extremely processed. But cell-based meat—that is, meat grown from animal cells—could change the planet. That trend will break in the next decade.”
—John Mackey, cofounder, Whole Foods
“More and more multibillion-dollar tech companies will be built outside Silicon Valley. There are some great areas like Seattle, Denver, Austin, Washington, D.C., and San Diego where you can live comfortably and send your kids to good schools.”
—Aileen Lee, founder of Cowboy Ventures, who coined the tech term “unicorn”
“Today 60% of farmers say they don’t have enough connectivity to run their businesses; 78% do not have a choice of ISPs; and 60% say what they do have is slow. Modern agriculture relies on cutting-edge ag tech and precision farming tools to boost production, address climate concerns, and improve sustainability…In the coming decade, we will either connect rural America, or risk losing it.”
—Beth Ford, CEO Land O’Lakes
“A four-year college degree is not the only path to a well-paying job. This outdated thinking is partially to blame for holding back America’s growth and blocking many people’s access to opportunity. We must consider more inclusive means of hiring the best and most talented people to meet the needs of our rapidly changing economy.”
—Jamie Dimon, CEO, JPMorgan Chase
What do other CEO Daily readers see in store for the next decade? Send me your thoughts, and I will publish some tomorrow.
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Alan Murray
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