In other words, they believe the 3% will see Moore's Law exponential gains that will grow mighty in a decade.

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Technology is proliferating at an exponential pace and despite law enforcement's best efforts, cybercrime grows unabated.

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As my investment banker friends pointed out--not without considerable caveats--since its inception, the Nasdaq index has followed an exponential path--one that is remarkably like Moore's Law.

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If for no other reason than the law of large numbers and the power of their potential, this puts the Rising Billion in the same category as exponential technology, the DIYers and the techno-philanthropists: a potent force for abundance.

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