Information Sources Setup
RSS Feed Categories: - Industry publications - Research institutions - VC firm blogs - Startup news - Regulatory updates
Alert Configuration: - Google Alerts for key terms - LinkedIn job alert experiments - Patent database searches - Conference speaker alerts - Funding announcement trackers
Community Monitoring: - Subreddit subscriptions - Discord server lurking - Slack community joining - Twitter list curation - LinkedIn group participation
Analysis Templates
Trend Evaluation Matrix: ``` Trend: [Name] First Signal: [Date] Current Phase: [Innovation/Early/Mainstream] Impact on Role: [High/Medium/Low] Skill Requirements: [List] Positioning Opportunity: [Description] Action Plan: [Next steps] ```
Opportunity Scoring: - Market Size: /10 - Growth Rate: /10 - Competition: /10 - Skill Match: /10 - Timing: /10 - Total: /50