The only thing constant in this world is ‘CHANGE’ and the word ‘Technologists’ makes a distinctive allusion to this innate fact of the world. The word ‘Technology’ comes from a Greek word – ‘technologia’ which means the branch of knowledge of some discipline. The knowledge, the tools and the process used to create the medium in which the innovation of life exists and through which this innovation is conveyed is all technology. Technology greatly impacts upon the construction and undertone of various discoveries. It is also the discipline which deals with the art of science of applying scientific knowledge to practical problems. In fact, technology is the practical application of science to commerce or to industry.
The human species' use of technology began with the conversion of natural resources into simple tools. The pre historical discovery of the ability to control fireincreased the available sources of food and the invention of the wheel helped humans in travelling in and controlling their environment. Recent technological developments, including the printing press, the telephone, and the Internet, have lessened physical barriers to communication and allowed humans to interact freely on a global scale. However, not all technology has been used for peaceful purposes; the development of weaponsof ever-increasing destructive power has progressed throughout history, from clubs to nuclear weapons. This is the stage which is giving birth to a child called ‘Entrepreneurship’, which will handle tomorrow’s future.
The word ‘Technology’ is not a new one. In fact, the root of the word means to shift or to change and was used originally with the altering life. As some eminent scientists and policy planners recognized this idea of man changing nature, rather than being controlled by it was essential to the emergence of the autonomous self, and eventually to the very notion of the entrepreneurs. Thus, technology and entrepreneurs go together to tell the tale.
The 20th century has been a period of revolution. Momentous changes have take place, whereas change in human innovations was knocking at the doors since the inception of human race. With the globalization of the market and the erasing of socio-cultural barriers, Technology has become a global village. Moreover, the neo policies of liberalization and privatization of government policies have given birth to diversified sectors in technology.
Since the beginning of time, there has been some form of technology occurring. In the early 1700’s, when a father taught his son how to build fire using two objects or a mother taught her daughter how to prepare meal over an open pit fire, those were some stereotypic examples of very basic form of technology. As the time has progressed, we have created a much more easy and diverse technology arena which involves multiplicity of professionals working with a variety of perplexing learners and entrepreneurs. The expression,” The more we change, the more we stay the same” apply to the situation. Arta Costa stated,” It seems like in Technology we go through a reform once in about every ten seconds.”
Technology is often a consequence of science and engineering - although technology as a human activity precedes the two fields. For example, science might study the flow of electrons in electrical conductors, by using already-existing tools and knowledge. This new-found knowledge may then be used by engineers to create new tools and machines, such as semi conductors, computers, and other forms of advanced technology. In this sense, scientists and engineers may both be considered technologists; the three fields are often considered as one for the purposes of research and reference. These semiconductors and computers will give birth to some future entrepreneurs who will give them an additional value and make them a brand of some commercial value which will then be available in the market for the users and will lead to the concept of Entrepreneurship from technology.
To use an analogy, think of a musician who is not an engineer but is fluent with the tools of recording studio. He can effortlessly and effectively communicate with the engineer and the producer in order to get the sound he hears from him head phones onto the tape. It is the same deal with tech. Similarly, as an entrepreneur you will need to make manifest your vision in profusion of ways, being able to efficiently convey your dreams to those who can strive to make them real. This is because there are few people who live in dream, while there are others who live in reality but the beauty of human progress are those men who think of dreams and strive to make them real and these men are called ‘Entrepreneurs’. Today in this era of world, when we cannot think of any industry where technology (either in form of presence of internet or any general means of communication) is not crucial, but the entrepreneurs must be incredibly tech-savvy. This does not mean that entrepreneurs must know how to code, though that can be a real bonus. I believe that one of the reasons ‘CDBaby’ was able to succeed at the level it has is because its founder is first and foremost a coder. But it does mean that an entrepreneur must understand the language and the trends of technology. And if he does then it’s like the technicians becoming the future entrepreneurs.
Today with the advent of such tools as the computer, internet, nanotechnology and many other discoveries have been made this creature ‘Technology’ is of simple delights which has much more in its bag than just drafters, documents and dreams. Being the most respectful sector, it devours every decimal of careful life.
Jim Collins, in his book, 'GOOD TO GREAT sums this up when he says, “Technology is an accelerator.” Embedded in this simple statement is a lot of wisdom. First, while Collins confirms that technology is indeed an accelerator, he doesn’t qualify the statement in terms of exactly where or what technology is accelerating. In other words, technology can accelerate both good and bad ideas, and it can accelerate these ideas towards success or failure. Think of technology as some sort of widget that sits in between ideas and the future. Whether entrepreneurs put good ideas (that is, ideas that are strategic and aligned with their core principles) or bad ideas (random acts of improvement) into the technological accelerator will determine whether and at what meter per second of velocity you step towards success or failure.
The modernization of the technical world will give the future entrepreneurs a chance to have a clear concept of what they are trying to accomplish and leverage technology in order to take the cake with the red cherry on the top. In order to ascertain about the type of technology which will align the goals of entrepreneurs, they must have a very open and inquisitive bias towards technology. With the advances made in programming and user interface (UI) design, today’s technology is very user friendly. The fact of the matter is, if it’s not user friendly it won’t stick around too long, because a competitor will come along and make it user friendly. If you don’t believe this then ask the founders of a website called ‘Friendster’, which predated another website ‘MySpace’ by several years, and followed largely the same guideline of creating technology that works just with the implementation of a new concept i.e. it is user friendly. Friendster at this point is barely a footnote, while MySpace has more users than the entire population of Mexico.
Today technology is the battle with the best. These days it can be viewed as an activity that forms or changes culture. Additionally, technology is the application of math, science, and the arts for the benefit of life as it is known. A modern example is the rise of communication technology, which has lessened barriers to human interaction and, as a result, has helped spawn new subcultures; the rise of syber culture has, at its basis, the development of modern tools. Not all technology enhances culture in a creative way; technology can also help facilitate political oppression and war via tools such as guns. As a cultural activity, technology predates both science and engineering, each of which formalizes some aspects of technological endeavor. Some new products, new industries, and more jobs today require continuous additions to knowledge of the laws of nature. This essential new knowledge can be obtained only through basic scientific research which will later turn you down as the future entrepreneurs at the end of the day. In the late 1960s, however, this view came under direct attack, leading towards initiatives to fund science for specific tasks (initiatives resisted by the scientific community). The issue remains contentious though most analysts resist the model that technology simply is a result of scientific research and this result is for the betterment of animal and plant culture which will give you fruit to earn your living.
Human ancestors have been using stone and other tools since long before the emergence of Home sapiens approximately 200,000 years ago. The earliest methods of stone tool making, known as the 'Oldowan Industry’, date back to at least 2.3 million years ago, with the earliest direct evidence of tool usage found in Etjiopia within the Great Rift Valley, dating back to 2.5 million years ago. This era of stone tool use is called the Paleolitic, or "Old stone age", and spans all of human history up to the development of agriculture approximately 12,000 years ago. This concept of technology is today being picked up as a mean of art, culture and sculpture. This idea has been very well taken the future entrepreneurs as medium of decoration which had made it a brand with a commercial value.
The exact relation between technology and entrepreneurship in particular has been debated a lot, several expert were held, many guidelines has been issued and many policies have been planned by scientists, historians and eminent policy planners in the late 20th century, in part because these debates, guidelines and policies had itself made a dent in the field of entrepreneurship.
Today in the age of enlightenment, from wooden spoon to a golden plate, from a postal card to a pen drive, from bullock cart to a Ferrari and from slums to huge educational conglomerates there has been some form of technology, which has led to the stead fast progress of human fraternity in the fields of industrialization and capital formation. Technology will enable a man to get to the top and it will make him an entrepreneur to make him stay there.
Hence to conclude, it is very evident to say that the way technology is giving wings to itself in present and in future, it will develop some individuals who may not be Einstein’s son, nor may they dream of a Nobel Prize for Physics, Chemistry or Medicine but yet they will have something diverse in them which will make them stand ahead of others and people will say that these men are somewhat incredible that something implausible flew from their pens, quills, minds and keyboards. And these men will be called as ‘FUTURE ENTREPRENEURS’. While there will be others who will join hands to feel their tastes and flavor. Because the development of technology will breech the boundary’s and cross the limits and they will remove the tension that they themselves will create. We hope that the human side of them shall be quenched with their activities and opinions on what is taking place in the biosphere…!!!
