Subject: Assignment 1 (Techno 2)

My learnings last semester regarding the subject Technopreneurship 1 (IT Elective 1) is that, technopreneurship is the means of conducting and managing a business with the use of technology as their driving factor. These technologies give effective way in providing good services to the customers and clients. Our facilitator sites some advantages of a technopreneur against an employee. A technopreneur while an employee is bound into limitations at work, the boss can go at its office anytime he wants while an employee must have to come on time, end etc. I also learned about connecting the dots wherein we should look forward on our decisions and come to think how these decisions would connect the dots in achieving our ambitions and goals in life. Trust the decisions that we made and be strong to face the hardships and obstacles. We also discussed about the SEED model which is very important to technopreneurs in starting up, developing, and management of a business. It is necessary for them to acquire these elements in order for them to build a strong foundation and provide competence as the business grow and mature. SEED model stands for Self mastery, Environment mastery, Enterprise mastery, and development of the business plan. Each of these areas supplies a good starting point and foundation in putting up a business plan. Self-Mastery is relevant to technopreneurs because it evaluates the capability of a certain person in field of business. Basically, it essential to technopreneurs to be self mastered person in order for them to point out their strength and weaknesses , and develop it so that when time comes that the business problems arises, they will be prepared enough to overcome these challenges. The strength and weaknesses that needs to be developed are evaluated through tests. First we have Personal traits test that assess whether ones have potentials in handling a business. Second we have Adversity Quotient test wherein ones is determined how strong to stand up after hardships, failures, and obstacles arises. Third we have Emotional Quotient test wherein it evaluates your emotional capacity, how you handle your emotions in some complicated situations. And lastly, we have Intelligence Quotient that evaluates you intellectual capacity. These areas should be assess and develop to technopreneurs to provide strong foundation. We also had a film viewing about the life of Steve Jobs entitled “Pirates of the Silicon Valley”, it illustrates the factors that contributed to the success and failure of Steve Jobs. It's nice to know the history of success and failure of the two giants in the Technopreneurship industry, Mr. Steve Jobs the owner of Apple computers and the wealthiest guy and the owner of the Microsoft Company, Mr. Bill Gates. Both of them came out from nothing but they are able to dominate in the fields of technopreneurship. Through their unique ideas and a work of arts they build a legacy that will be written in history of business and fame. They have the vision and passion that even other big companies like IBM don't have. It's like finding opportunities during the time of crisis. It’s our mindset that molds us on what we want to be in the future. Look! Mr. Bill Gates is just a drop-out student but he is able to generate a business and made it to the top of his competitors. Even though Gates and Jobs were financially insufficient during those days but they are able to utilize the resources that they have and create strategies to improve their craft. They face problems not as a hindrance to their success but as a challenge and a chance for new opportunity to be the best of all the best. We can also be like them not by following their footsteps but in our own ways. This subject Technopreneurship could be an opportunity for us to be a successful technopreneur. Like what our facilitator said that “think of a business and put it into action” by using our skills and intellect we could be like them. I know that putting up a business is not easy as 1, 2, 3… it’s a risky decision but the most important is that you know how to stand-up from difficulty and hardship. Who knows! May be one of us could be the next Bill Gates someday… think of this guys! Nothing is instant in this world except noodles… Even these two giants start from a nowhere and end up to a success. We also discussed about the commencement address of Steve Jobs, the lessons that he shared based on his life story. He pointed out some interesting lessons that made him strong in overcoming his challenges in his career and life. Finding what we love will lead us to success. If we love on what we are doing we will do our best to achieve it and become more inspired despite of the challenges that we may encounter. Loss generates new opportunity for a new wonderful chapter of our life. It seems so hard when we loss but always remember that winners never quit! If you want reach success, never quit on finding what you love and loving what you are doing. Everybody is afraid to death even how religious and devoted you are, you still don’t want to die to be in heaven. We all know that all of us will surely face death because it is part of receiving the gift of life from God. We only borrowed the life that we had from him, so let’s make the best in it. “If you live each day as if it was your last, someday you’ll most certainly be right.” this quote motivates Steve Job to do what he loves. Knowing that we will be dead soon is a driving factor that motivates us to follow our heart in everything that we do. If I will live each day as if it was my last, I would choose to do the things that I love and do my very best for it. Finding our life’s purpose on earth through the will of heart makes us happy in every aspect of our life. Cherish every moment of our life because when we die all of our failures and hardships fades away leaving only what is truly important. The achievement of following our heart’s will, will bring to success and strengthen us as time goes by. Stay hungry for more learning to come, for more experiences that will strengthen our foundation, for more challenge to accept and for more opportunity to come. Don’t be afraid to be criticized follow our will and follow our heart. mErRy ChRiStMaS!!!