Every business can be a technology business, given the right resources.
We are living in a world that fascinates me not daily but every hour. Yesterday, I came across a YouTube video of a man pleading people to buy bitcoin around 8-years ago. The thing that blown my mind is that he was trying to help people by explaining the underlying potential of bitcoin but most people perceived him as a scam artist. Nonetheless, some people did believe in his words and invested in bitcoin and real talk, the ones who invested in bitcoin, quadrupled their money for sure, even after the latest drop.
Our daily Internet has grown to a great extent. You can even learn rocket science on the Internet these days. Viral videos from Youtube are now NFT commodities. Students are graduating on the Internet. The vast majority of things are in online sales. Small-scale shopkeepers are hiring software developers. Couples are leasing social media marketers for their weddings. Hell yeah, the need for technology and its associated services has never been more useful.
As a computing graduate, this evolution makes me happy. Maybe I am biased towards all the computing students. But there are a few vulnerabilities that I see that can threaten all this upside. And they have nothing to do with the disruption that’s happening globally.
As someone who comes from rural India, the only vulnerabilities that I see are the lack of knowledge and interest in e-commerce and cybersecurity. Rural India needs to work on these to embrace the technology growth in their businesses. We have plenty of computing graduates coming out every year in India. The study says that India is producing more than 2 Lakh (200,000) computer science graduates every year, and less than 5% of them are competing on a global level.
What about the remaining 190,000?
Well, some are getting into different fields and are happy with their pursuit, and that’s great. But, if you are one of those people, who are into IT, studied computing science but are not getting opportunities, and do not have a blueprint about where and how to take your knowledge and expertise, this one is for you. Please understand that it is not having a startup idea, it is not working for corporations, and it is not featuring in Forbes 30 under 30, and not being an owner of a startup in Silicon Valley or Bangalore that you should put on a pedestal at least for now. I respect all of those accomplishments, but I believe that there are better ways to achieve what you desire.
I am writing about the one I believe in.
And it is a lot easier than most people think. That is, helping small businesses in the remote parts of India to make profits using the technology and the tools available. As a technologist, if one can help a small business in rural India to adapt to the current technology trends and run successfully with it, making profits, believe me, all your dreams will come back to you.
Going to your local businesses asking if they would be interested to use your knowledge about their business growth can be easy if you’re that sort of a person who likes to socialize. You can start with your local store that’s not leveraging technology enough, and offer them your services. Whether it is developing a mobile app, or creating a website for these small businesses, or even anything better can help you sustain well, get noticed by everyone else, and achieve your goals.
You will have to have the actual knowledge and interest though.
