First Coined In 2014 Instant Entrepreneurs trend icon

Instant Entrepreneurs

As the barriers to starting a new business begin to fall, incentives and tools mean anyone with an idea can launch a startup knowing that the costs and risks of failure are not as high as before.

The 2014 Non-Obvious Trend Report, where Instant Entrepreneurs was first coined

First published in the 2014 Non-Obvious Trend Report →

Trend Longevity Rating

A Graded A in 2026 ·
an exceptional prediction that grew more true over time

How this trend held up

While entrepreneurship appeals to more professionals, governments around the world continue to see it as a growth engine and work to make starting a business easier for anyone.

Every past trend prediction is re-reviewed and graded with a Trend Longevity Rating, measuring how much each originally curated trend still matters years later.

Where It Led

This trend evolved into a megatrend.

In 2020, Instant Entrepreneurs was identified as one of the past trends that evolved into the megatrend Flux Commerce: As the lines between industries erode, how we sell and buy anything changes constantly, leading to a continual disruption of business models, distribution channels, consumer expectations and even innovation itself.

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