assignment in technopreneurship

1. what are the factors that contributed to the success and failure of steve jobs as a technopreneur? Success in life cannot be achieved without undergoing any failure! It is shown in the video Pirates of Silicon Valley the many factors that contributed to the success and failure of Steve jobs as a Technopreneur. Before the failure is given to us success is behind all of that because god makes the trials to challenge us to pursue all of our dreams in life. It is not easy to be a technopreneur because it needs a lot of resources, time, dedication, patience and will. Steve Jobs is one of the best person who contributed many wonderful things in the field of Information Technology. Many factors have been helpful to Jobs success and most of it is his personal expertise and and some good attitudes. I find Steve jobs as hardworking, intelligent, organized person, professional in his work and many more. I see that they failed because there is some lacking in what they must have done right. Back in some scenes from the movie, I find Steve jobs good in business when he went to the house of a computer programmer to buy his computer program with least amount were they can develop it and earn big for even a million dollars. In this situation i find that they are good in persuading and making business with other people. Steve jobs has many friends and families who supported him that make him go beyond the limit and achieve more in life. This is also a big factor helps to contribute to his success. During their college days, Steve jobs and friends were in their room busy making homemade computer they took many hours, days, weeks, months just to finished it while others are in busy also in the daily routines of their miserable lives. Their homemade computer was one of the greatest inventions made by mankind. Their business is in the field of technology that made Steve jobs rich thanks to his brilliant mind and all the people who supported him. Steve jobs does not possesses all knowledge in the world that's why he also get some idea from other people and utilizes it well. He is a smart leader, find ways on how to get information’s about Xerox's new invention on using graphical user interface (GUI) and the mouse. He even uses his charisma to one of the staffs to absorb more data. He ripped her off and incorporated those technologies in the new Macintosh. That’s why there were pirate flags in every desk of the Macintosh team in their company. Steve was regarded as a source of motivation and inspiration by his employees. He described the Macintosh development team as 'souls who were well grounded in the philosophical traditions of the last 100 years and the sociological traditions of the 1960s.' Steve emphasized constancy of aim and effort. As a result, the Macintosh team pursued their dream through grueling hours of work and against formidable odds. Steve jobs is a strict employer in his business he makes sure that all things are settled down, he pushes all his employees to work hard, continue to do more, perform well and be better as they can be for the benefit of them all. Steve jobs employee is also one of the factor that contributed a lot for the success of his business and his life. Steve jobs for me failed his business because he is too much bossy, arrogant, high pride, forget where he came from and selfish. This attitudes contributes to the failure of Steve jobs being a technopreneur. Everything changes when Steve reach his goal and make it to the top for a worthwhile he did not manage well his business and instead puts it to downfall. Steve jobs is also harsh to his employees in the same manner. Many friends and colleagues of Steve was dismay because of his wrong doing. Steve has a good side of a person and also a bad side and that is the thing that i don'y know. In the film, their are some scene that he does and not proper to do as an employer of a big respectable company it makes his image a bad guy and is not acceptable by anyone. Steve can change for the betterment of his life and the company. He is the one responsible for actions and the one making his future. Steve jobs was also depressed that he always have wanted to have mother. Maybe this is the reason why is so unstable. All the things that I mentioned above are some of the factors that contributed to the success and failures of steve jobs in his career and life. He can still cope up with the failures if he will change all the wrong doings that he made and change for the goodness of his life. ----- end ------ 2. How do you see yourself as a technopreneur? I cannot see myself yet as a technopreneur, Can I really earn from technology? People think nowadays about their future. They think seriously, of course life is not a joke. But sometimes people don't know how to do it. Well in fact the things they need is just around them. The keep on looking for money and they are looking for it badly. Sadly, they don't really know about earning through technology. Technopreneurship, sounds weird right? But that is how it's called. This information age people live life easily especially when technology is involve. Being a technopreneur is not an easy instead so hard and full of challenges because you have to prioritize and consider many things. I see myself like a seed that needs assistance, fertilizer, air, light and water in order to grow up and be a good plant. I need inspiration if ever I become a technopreneur someday like our lord god, my family and friends close to my heart. As a student, I will study hard, make my projects and assignments with all might because someday all the things and staff that I've learn inside the academe will be a big factor that help to succeed in life. I will not enter into a relationship, means no girlfriend just study only. After the class I will go directly to our home and not stop by in any streets just to have fun its a waste of time and i can something in return. I save my extra money will I'm still studying in college that's a big help to my parents so that tomorrow they can give me small amount of allowance instead a big one. I ask guidance and blessings to our lord god that he will provide my daily needs and if the technology in business is really inline to my career or job so it be done. If ever I can build up my own business I will strive hard go beyond the goals, punctual, man with one word, not making promises, aim high, be competitive and effective with other businesses and be creative. I like this part of the film when bill gates said that "I studied but never topped but today, the topnotcher of the best universities are my employees." It gives us simple message that changing our mindset after graduating to our desired course just become a government employee who just gets a minimum salary every month. How inspiring. Life is truly not just a battle of skills, but a battle of wills its up to us on how to handle it. Even if we are not abundant in wealth in short poor I think its not a reason for me become a technopreneur someday if ever. I didn't think of becoming a businessman or technopreneur all I think is to have a good paying job who can sustain my daily needs to help my family and not as a big burden to them. When this time come if ever I prefer to become humble person. I will keep my feet on the ground. All the things that I've learned from my studies I'll used it for the right and good reasons. If i will become a technopreneur I will not easily trust anyone especially the competitors because they will play dirty in business, they will make stories just to claim they are clean and the others not. I will not decide base on my own understandings depending on certain situations if the business is facing many problems. I know that i am not good in business but I will study and make some research on how to handle people and business that is very big help in business making. I will try to consider the reasons why I want to start up a business and what kind of business should i enter. I will better think and realize things before i will start any move in business. I will think millions of times again and again and again. If i think i am ready then as soon as possible i will start up a business. As I know myself above what others know about me, I am not actually have that enough knowledge and skills to be a successful technopreneur but I’m wiling to- willing to take a risks to have what it takes to be a successful one. That's the way I see myself as a technopreneur.... ----- end ----- 3. Would you take the same career path that Steve Jobs took? Why or why not? We all know that all people in this world even twins are different in many things the way we think, personal traits, gestures, the way we feel, we do and many more. We all have different skills and wisdom which will be more higher as we grow older and gather experiences as life gives us. Technology and entrepreneurial skills are driving many economies to prosperity. The most famous of them all is, Bill Gates, who makes Microsoft a household name all over the world. Steve Jobs - well known for his innovations. iPod - most carried gadget by young population. Look at the success of Google - brain child of Sergey Brin and Larry Page. Technopreneurship is not a product but a process of synthesis in engineering the future of a person, an organization, a nation and the world. In a digital, knowledge based society, strategic directions or decision-making processes will be demanding and complex. This requires tertiary level and professional development programs and training to produce strategic thinkers who will have the skills to succeed in a dynamically changing global environment. Traditional educational programs, however, lack the methodology to transform today's students into creative, innovative, visionary global leaders who understand the importance of technopreneurship. I will take the same career path that Steve Jobs took in the sense that he has wide ideas, professional skills, courageous man, a risk-taker and good businessman those are some characteristics that i want t acquire on my career along the way but i don't want to have the bad characteristics of him only the good part of him. Steve jobs is one good example of a businessman but not all staff about him. I hate the way Steve jobs treat his employees! He is so harsh to them uses his authority being the employer to abuse them. In the film, I've seen the part were he force all his employees to work straight to make a project more than the usual working hours of an employee also I've seen when his employees are working finished their work suddenly he pulls the plug so they start all over again in the beginning. All there effort are wasted because of Steve jobs their boss who pulled the plug. It only shows disrespect to the rights of an employee. All the bad things that happens in our daily life has reason before god give it to us the solution is given first its up to us on how to handle the situation. Life has many twist and trials we have to cope up in that situation for us to stay happy and contented. In our life all the material things will fade away but not those things that money can't buy like love, happiness, success, care and many more. I will value my life and share to other how beautiful to live in this wonderful world with no regrets if I find the goodness in life soon. What Steve Jobs has done is quite phenomenal, [He has taken huge risks and developed products with] incredible taste and eloquence. Microsoft has been vastly more successful with its computer business than Apple has, while Apple has revolutionized digital music with its iPod and iTunes, blowing away Microsoft in that sector of the industry. A technopreneur is an entrepreneur who is technology creative, innovative, dynamic, dares to be different and take the unexplored path, and very passionate about their work. They take challenges and strive to lead their life with greater success. They don't fear to fail. They take failure as a learning experience, a stimulator to look things differently and stride for next challenge. Technopreneurs continuously go through an organic process of continual improvement and always try to redefine the dynamic digital economy. I will think all over again before making up into a decision and what i will say. No one aims to be failed instead aim high and succeed. The reason why I study is to graduate soon and land into a good paying job that was before, but when I was enrolled into the subject technopreneurship it gives some idea that might change my outlook in life and my career. It teaches us to change the mindset of becoming an employee to an employer! It is a good guidance for us to be a better person and not a trash of the society. ----- end-----