The Economist, imho, has never been a great place to read about Internet trends (they do a great job with cutting-edge tech, esp. from a science or R&D point of view). But their current special report is a rare exception.

Ludwig Siegele, the anchor (Economist writers are allowed bylines for special reports) has covered quite a bit of ground. Some of the stuff may be familiar to HN readers, but I can almost guarantee it will be very useful and revealing to most other (non-tech) readers. Which is why I'll take the risk of posting links to all the stories in the report:

The 'Cambrian Explosion' in web entrepreneurship - http://www.economist.com/news/special-report/21593580-cheap-...

Lean methodology - http://www.economist.com/news/special-report/21593580-cheap-...

How venture capital is adapting - http://www.economist.com/news/special-report/21593585-ventur...

The role of accelerators, including YC - http://www.economist.com/news/special-report/21593592-bigges...

Rocket Internet's approach towards farming startups - http://www.economist.com/news/special-report/21593586-how-bu...

Global startup ecosystems - http://www.economist.com/news/special-report/21593582-what-e...

The 'dark side' of starting up - http://www.economist.com/news/special-report/21593591-are-st...

Hardware startups and Shenzhen - http://www.economist.com/news/special-report/21593590-why-so...

The growth of platforms - http://www.economist.com/news/special-report/21593583-prolif...