Sunday, July 29, 2012

Reflections on Guy Kawasaki: Make Meaning in your Company


 Our professor told us to watch this video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQs6IpJQWXc Guy Kawasaki: Make Meaning in your Company. This video was presented by Guy last October 20, 2004 for the Stanford Technology Ventures Program Educators Corner in the School of Engineering at Stanford University. The video talks about the art to start a company and how to be successful with your company. 

Who is Guy Kawasaki? In his website link http://www.guykawasaki.com/about/ , Guy Kawasaki is the co-founder of Alltop.com which is an online magazine rack of popular topics on the web. He is the founding partner at Garage Technology Ventures and previously the chief evangelist of Apple. Guy Kawasaki is the authored ten books which includes The Start of the Art and The Macintosh Way.  He is an employee of the Apple and one who is originally responsible for marketing the Macintosh. After he finished his work at Apple, he left to start a Macintosh database company called ACIUS and published the great database, 4th Dimension. He also started another software company called the Fog City Software where he is one who created an email product called Emailer. After he left Apple, he started to invest at Garage.com and became a venture capitalist where he raises money for those who want to become entrepreneurs. Currently, he was the Managing Director of Garage Technology Ventures that makes direct investments in an early stage technology companies.

What was the video about? From its title “Make meaning in your company”, it deals on how you value your company. Being an entrepreneur is not about earning money and become rich but on how you make meaning to it. According to Guy, the core and the essence of the entrepreneurship is about making meaning to it.  We all know that many people now are starting to build their own businesses just to earn money but they do not realize that putting a business without meaning will probably not become successful. I quote what Guy Kawasaki said “If you make meaning, you probably make money but if you set out to make money you will probably not make meaning and you won’t make money.”, absolutely true. 

In his video he shares about The Art of the Start to make meaning in your company. A technopreneur must have the thought to make meaning which are to increase the quality of life, right a wrong and prevent the end of something good. Why we need to increase the quality of life? Of course, as an entrepreneur you must motivated to change the world, to make the world a better place. According to him when they make the first Macintosh revision of the Apple Computer they are not motivated to make money, they only motivated by changing the world to make people more creative and more productive. As a technopreneur you must consider what the people wants and how they will increase the quality of their lives. It is not just by creating something but you make meaning into actions.

How to right a wrong? If you find something that it was wrong, then you probably try to fix it. Nobody is perfect, everyone commit mistakes or get wrong but there is always a solution to make a right a wrong. If you are an employee of a certain company and you feel something wrong behind the company, you must not act that you do not see something or you must not shut up but rather you think of an idea what should be done in order to fix it. It is not a problem to right a wrong but it is only to correct things for the betterment of all involved in a certain problem. You must think of the idea to do what is right and to make the right from wrong. Being an entrepreneur you will think of an idea and make an innovation to help what people wants to fix.

Will you prevent the end of something good? if you know things has been ruined you probably want to end this but if you know that something good is happening you probably does not want to end it rather to continue and create innovations. We all know that it is not wrong to make new things, you only believe something good will happen for the sake and for the good of all on how you will change the world. The technopreneur innovating ideas from what they had observed problem in the community, the nation and the world. if you are really good of doing something good, you think of not to end with it but rather continue making it and create new ideas to make it better. What Guy tells about this is if you want to change the world to make it a better place, do not limit yourself, your capacity of thinking new ideas and do not forget to make meaning to it.

According to Guy “If you start your company, please use one or more motivation and rethinks what you are doing.”, it is necessary to think what are the ideas you are creating with your company. You do not have to make company if you just only want to make money and become rich but when you want to start a company, of being a technopreneur, you must make meaning of the ideas and the actions you are to make. If you make meaning in your company, you probably earn money, help the people lives and you will change the world for a better place. The good qualities you have does not help the company but how you take passion of what you do, the meaning you into it, the actions that you believe it is right then your company will be successful. The secret to become a successful technopreneur is to make meaning in your company. Make meaning is to make money and to change the world.

I will ask you, how will you challenge yourself to make meaning in your company? 

Wednesday, July 25, 2012

SONA of the President Benigno S. Aquino III regarding on Information and Communications Technology


Last July 23, 2012 Monday is the third State of the Nation Address of the President Benigno S. Aquino III. He delivered it at the Session Hall of the House of Representatives, Batasan Pambansa Complex, Quezon City. I read his SONA here http://www.gov.ph/2012/07/23/benigno-s-aquino-iii-third-state-of-the-nation-address-july-23-2012/ and identify the three areas related to Information and Communications Technology (ICT). These are TESDA Specialists Technopreneurship Program, Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) and Project NOAH.

I quote “Despite the staggering debt inherited by TESDA, it still trained 434,676 individuals under the Training for Work Scholarship Program. The TESDA Specialists Technopreneurship Program likewise delivered concrete victories—imagine: each of the 5,240 certified Specialistas are earning 562 pesos a day, or 11,240 pesos a month. This is higher than the minimum wage.” from President’s SONA. If this program continues it will produce more jobs for Filipinos and lessen the unemployment rate of our country.

The Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) industry had made inroads in attracting revenue and providing jobs for Filipinos, citing industry targets of 25 billion dollars and will be employing 1.3 million Filipinos according to the President’s SONA. I quote “Back in the year 2000, only 5,000 people were employed in this industry. Fast forward to 2011: 638,000 people are employed by BPOs, and the industry has contributed 11 billion dollars to our economy.”, if the employment of the Philippines will increase our economy also increases.

Project Noah also known as Nationwide Operational Assessment of Hazards is a system developed to help alleviate natural disasters at risk-area. I quote “Many of those affected by typhoons Ondoy, Pepeng, and Sendong were just as defenseless. We lost so many lives to these natural disasters. And now, through Project NOAH, all our anti-disaster initiatives have been brought inside one boat, and we no longer leave the evacuation of families up to mere luck. We now have the technology to give fair warning to Filipinos in order to prepare for and avoid the worst.”, if this program persist, more Filipinos will be aware of the natural disaster that would be affected by a certain place in our country and many Filipinos can save their lives.

Information and Communications Technology helps to improve the lives of more Filipinos like being mindful and more independent. Also, the Filipinos will live their lives easy and happy. 

Sunday, July 22, 2012

Learning's on the Alternative mindset and Job Creation


Mindset is a set of beliefs or a way of thinking that determine somebody’s behavior and outlook, according to Encarta Dictionaries. It is what a person’s point of view, the person’s approach into something and also by his/her attitude towards something. People’s mindset is determined either in a right or wrong; good or bad; that depends on how they act and how they view themselves. There are two kinds of mindset which are the usual mindset and the alternative mindset.

Usual mindset is what we often do and what our belief is. Example of this usual mindset is a student sends by their parents to go to school; get good grades to graduate and work in the company which offers a high salary. This is what we call the usual mindset, where the parents send their child to go to school and after graduated, he/she will work on the company that offers them a high salary. Usual mindset has advantages and disadvantages in the accordance onto prospect of the graduates. Most companies in other places like Manila and Cebu took advantage to our graduates who offer them higher salary. Also, most of the best graduates are looking for high salary that is why they go to other places and work with the bigger companies without knowing that they are mostly needed in our society. Here in Davao, the best graduates are working in other places and get a higher salary that was offer by them than what Davao can give. However, the average graduates will try to remain here which they have difficulty in finding jobs. Though, if ever the average graduates have work here in Davao, they still have a lower salary due to employment.

It is a reality that most of the best graduates here in Davao really excel in the companies they are working for. This is according to what I have heard in my reliable source. This is really not good especially here in Davao. For me, it is a dilemma that our best graduates give services for the developments of others not here in Davao. It must not be prolong the agony that Davao is now adopting. Yes, I believe that it is not a good practice for our best graduates I quoted “tayo ang nagsaing iba ang kumain”.

The routine of the usual mindset is what normally most people have, and regarding to what others will lookout for. The perspective of the usual mindset is according to what is usually done by others. Parents raise their child to school and then get an employment to work and get salary, the traditional way people are looking forward for especially for their child. Though this practice is good but on the other hand it is not really a good practice to anybody. We know that being an employee to a certain company is not as good as we expected. In a company, if you are an employee, you will work with your boss and do the task that is told you to do so. Are you satisfied with this scenario? Are you willing to just wait what your boss will command at you? Well, I think you cannot survive unless you will be having a good boss.

If there is what we call usual mindset probably there is an alternative mindset. What is alternative mindset? Simply denote which is something different, simpler and practical that is better than from the usual mindset. During in the discussion in our class, the alternative mindset is what we call the technopreneurship mindset. Student will go to school, get good grades and own a company and most likely contributes for the technology innovation here in Davao. If you have alternative mindset, when you own your company, surely you will fully use your skills, your great mind, your ideas, creativity, and the passion of creating new technology. What I have listened in the discussion, IT graduate could start their own technology business plans as start-ups through the technology business incubators, which will be an IT hub. The incubator will be their hub in which a person’s personality will be molded, his/her skills and abilities will be practice and great ideas would greatly come up. Regarding with this, venture capitalists will invest their high products and will help graduates to become well equip. Also, the local IT industry will induce economic growth because they will compete with domestic and the global market in IT commercial business. The graduates together with their abilities of innovation and of being as technopreneur, would help them to change Davao as one of the next wave city through technology.

It has a bigger difference between the usual mindset and alternative mindset. As what I have differentiate the two, alternative mindset has a bigger impact than the usual mindset. When you say about the usual mindset, it simply means of typical and the traditional way towards your behavior and outlook. Usual mindset only determines the viewpoint of something where for my example in the first part is go to school, get good grades and be an employee on a certain company. If you are an IT graduate and excels in that field then bigger IT Companies in other places will grab the opportunity to have you, and will offers you a higher salary. Of course, if you are using the usual mindset then, you would actually work for them. It is not good since, these graduates in fact would only help for the development of others not in where they really came from. Especially in creating new technologies, most IT professionals that came from for example here in Davao are working for others and do not helping the development of their own city. The point of the usual mindset is what you prospect of your beliefs and the customary that you look at for. However, the alternative mindset is better than the usual mindset, why I say so? You will create your own company, your skills will be practice, the abilities will grow more, easily think great ideas and the best thing is you will really enjoy the passion of doing what you really love. The point of view of the alternative mindset is not only for the good of your own but you could also help your own society. If you are living here in Davao, and you have this kind of mindset then, you truly help Davao not only for the development but also you will help to raise a higher commercial through technology. Alternative mindset, known to be technopreneurship helps to develop technology and enterprise it. Many local IT professionals that are innovating together with their own companies are now successful. There is a rumor that Davao now will be the next wave city, believe it or not, Davao is really coping with new technologies and excels with it through graduates to being an IT professionals.

In this thought, I imagine of choosing what the right mindset is really good. I am curious of owning an IT company and of course I am thinking of what should really I am after I will graduate with my course. During the discussion we had in our class, I thought of this two mindset which are the usual mindset and alternative mindset. I learned their differences, the impact of the mindset towards a person and to deal with the society. First impression, I believe I belong to the usual mindset because I actually look at going to school, to graduate and to work with the company with a high salary. That is what I am looking for myself, the traditional way of why parents send their child to school. I only once view myself owning a company since I am not thinking of it, all I want is to work and earn money, nothing more. Am I selfish with that? Well, whether you like it or not, that is my outlook towards my future. Suddenly, I am wondering what if I will build my own company. Though building a company is really difficult, but if you have the will, the passion and ideas in creating innovations, surely you will greatly be in success. Tenhnopreneurship mindset, I believe it will help you to have positive outlook in life. Some of the local IT professionals are helping to build a new nation where they starting to build IT parks and making a new road for everyone. The alternative mindset start from incubator which is start ups where graduate could practice his abilities, be molded and train to start his career as a technopreneur. Then, little by little as soon as he/she is ready building his/her own company, then he/she will be accompanied by the IT professionals from his/her steps. With this, many venture capitalists would attract and invest to help graduates to train for free and this is not for themselves but also for the good of the society. It simply means that before we help others, start with your own place. Bring the name of your place. Innovates with others and you are helping with each other. Alternative mindset here in Davao is starting to help graduates so that they will no longer go to other places but rather stay for the goodness of Davao.

What is Job Creation in Technopreneurship? There are roles of technoprenuership in job creation. During the discussion in the class, technopreneurship defines entrepreneurship in the field of technology. Entrepreneurship means starting up a new business. In the slide presentation and my research at google, it mentions a course model which is SEED; S for Self Mastery, E for Environment Mastery, another e for Enterprise Mastery and d for Development of Business Plan. Self-mastery is the passion that comes from knowing yourself, knowing what you really want. In order to be successful in the business, a technoprenuer must have to master himself. Self-mastery must know his strengths and weaknesses. Must have higher emotional quotient (EQ) and adversity quotient (AQ) rather than having a higher IQ. If you achieve this mastery then you can handle any situation in business. Environment mastery will seek opportunities out from his/her environment through serendipity works, crises, trends etc., and will generate business ideas. Also, environment must only see opportunities not problems and understands what industry is. Enterprise mastery is on how to run a business and must have the knowledge of the different enterprise disciplines such as creating management, risk management, financial management, operations management, and marketing management. These different enterprise disciplines must understand and integrates the functions of the management. Lastly, the development of business plan is writing a business plan, you present and defend it, and also you could add refinement from the presented business plan.

In every steps of journey, you must always consider of having the quality. Being an entrepreneur, you must have the characteristics of hard working, profit-oriented, goal-oriented, self-confident, responds to feedback, risk-taker and so on. An entrepreneur becomes a technopreneur when a technology idea owner ventures the idea into a commercial reality. There are some basic facts that are shared in our class like “Businesses start from ideas, but ideas alone do not make the business”. Truly most of the businesses start from an idea, person’s idea, imagination that actually comes in to reality. Reality depends on how you value your idea, how far you pursue your idea and idea to greater ideas. Unfortunately, ideas alone do not make business, think of this, an idea is always an idea but if you do not work for it, fight for it then you really do not want a business rather you just wasting your ideas. What I have shared here that we had discussed in our class and my research, if you really want to be successful choose what you really want to do. If you want to own a company, use alternative mindset, be a technopreneur, learn the things that an entrepreneur must have and the characteristics to pursue your goal in life.

Tuesday, July 17, 2012

EQ and AQ Test


EQ TEST
I took two EQ from different test. The first is with this link http://testyourself.psychtests.com/, and the result is:


The test includes 146 questions and must be answerable within 45 minutes only. As I take the test, some questions are answered directly because I know what the answers that really fit me in the choices. There are also questions that took me too much time to decide what would be my answer. I get bored at the last part of the test because I read many situations that will asks you if what will you do if you where with him/her. I have the result of 62 over 100 that means have at least basic skill when it comes to identifying, perceiving and expressing emotions in me and others. I agree with this result that I need to improve on this core ability which is the ability to relate others as well as my ability to understand myself. Though I know about me but sometimes I give myself in lacking with confidence.

The second EQ test, I took it within this link http://psychology.about.com/library/quiz/bl_eq_quiz.htm? and the result is:


What's Your EQ?
Emotional Intelligence Test
How Did You Score?
Your results indicate an above average score on emotional intelligence.

What Does Your Score Mean?
People with a better than average score on emotional intelligence tend to be good at interpreting, understanding, and acting upon emotions. They are usually quite good at dealing with social or emotional conflicts, expressing their feelings, and dealing with emotional situations.

It's important to remember that no matter how good your score is, there is always room to improve your emotional intelligence. Consider areas where you are not as strong and think of ways that you can learn and grow. Take stock of your strong points and find ways to continue to develop and apply these skills.


The result is above average merely alike with the result of the first one. Above average in this EQ test means that it tend to be good at interpreting, understanding, and acting upon emotions and usually quite good at dealing with social or emotional conflicts, expressing their feelings, and dealing with emotional situations. Somehow I agree with the statement because actually I am an expressive person, I tell to a person what I really feel and I also deal with emotional conflicts but I think I am not quite good in interpreting or understanding in academics but I am good at it when talking about emotions.

AQ TEST

I took the AQ test with this link http://articles.latimes.com/1998/may/18/news/ss-51010 and the result is 25 which means:

Moderate AQ (19-31) indicates you deal with adversity fairly well, however your performance can be enhanced with a higher AQ.

This AQ test use to predict employees’ levels of success, stress threshold, performance, risk-taking, capacity for change, productivity, perseverance, improvement, energy and health. I agree with the result which is moderate that indicates, I deal with adversity fairly well. I do not like to take too much risk with my life, but what important to me is simply give your best no matter what situation is it.

Monday, July 16, 2012

After watching the movie "3 IDIOTS", your reflections on the 3 characters, which one would you choose?



 The movie "3 IDIOTS" is a story of the three engineering students in Imperial College of Engineering who finds their friendship as making themselves like idiots but learning from it. The main casts were Farhan Qureshi acted by R. Madhavan, Raju Rastogi acted by Sharman Joshi and Ranchoddas Shamaldas “Rancho” Chanchad acted by Aamir Khan.

Farhan was forced to study engineering because since he was born his father wanted him to be an engineer. That is why he pursues engineering as what his father’s wishes for him though what he wanted to become is a wildlife photographer. He loves to take pictures of wildlife and this is where enjoy his life but because of being obedient and being afraid to his father, he granted his father’s wanted to him. Being a child to his parents, Farhan really tries to learn what must be the learning to be an engineer. He is silent once his professor is around. The first day as he arrives at the Imperial College of Engineering, he found her name as well as his room number. He reads the names of his companion in his room, who are Raju and Rancho. He is confused with Raju because Raju keeps praying. Farhan is really a nice friend to Raju and Rancho because his personality, the attitude is fit with their relationships and the bonds that they have. The friendship he had with them is really fun; they enjoy so much their companies.

Raju is the person who really works hard for his family. They are in financially damaged, his father is in sick and his mother has only a little salary that could only cater for their daily needs. Also, he had his sister; at early age he supposedly gets married but unfortunately not yet because his partner wants to get money from his sister. Raju went to Imperial College of Engineering in order to raise his family in poverty. The sympathy that he had with his family is unconditional because he really loves his family especially his parents. Being a child with his parents, he is loving and concern when it talks about to his family. He is also a nice friend of Rancho and Farhan, the friendship that he had with them cannot be fade. One attitude that I admire with him is being so loyal, truthful and gives so much value with the friendship he had with Rancho and Farhan. Raju as being a friend, though he is negative sometimes and did not believe Rancho at first, still he had the trust and the learning with Rancho.

Rancho is the person who really wants to learn in a simple way. I remember, he told the professor why make things difficult if you could explain it simple. Rancho is an intelligent man; he loves to learn many things around him. He likes to explore and try to invent something that comes out with his mind. He always think especially when dealing with new creations he was about to think, he always reach his hands to those he thinks that person needs help. As a friend with Farhan and Raju, cannot compare to anyone because he is a person that always think first his friends than himself. He really cares his friends and really enjoys the company with them. What I never forget in him in the movie is his great mind, the way he bring himself to others, the way he deal with others and thinking new ideas to create new technology. His thinking capacity really helps him to think new ideas, he easily thinks and he is confident of what he wanted to create. Rancho never give up in things, except love, I think so. He is not ashamed in talking people instead he shares what he is thinking, his ideas and what he believes. Rancho has principles in life, he believes on what he really thinks is right and also what he do what he wanted to do.

He is actually unbelievable because of the quality that he has. I would say he is amazing with his works, his influences that he brought to the school, professors, and classmates especially Farhan and Raju.

The story begins when Farhan narrates the whole story about their friendship and the relationship they had during the days they were together. In the first day of school, Farhan looked up where the room he is to join. Fortunately, he will join a room together with Raju and Ranchu. Ranchu went to the school without knowing what really happens in the area at the bathroom. The professor approach him but Rancho was a little afraid so he ran in the room and when the professor was counting on him, he creates an idea with the spoon that connected to electricity. In this idea, Rancho is very resourceful, he uses what he sees that would help him fix or create the idea that comes out in his mind. The students were laughing what the professor’s react during the pissed at the door where Rancho got inside. Of course, Raju and Farhan were amazed on the idea that he was made. At school, the dean of the college, Professor Viru “Virus” Sahastrabudhhe acted by Boman Irani was very strict, his professionalism towards his students is through his Excellency that he could be proud of. Students were afraid of him because of his standards and his approached to students. He is actually proud and overwhelmed with himself but when Rancho came in school, he actually found the challenge with him. As Professor Virus had his remarks to the new students, Rancho is not ashamed to ask about the pen that is valuable to the professor. The professor did not answer but he thinks that Rancho insulted him. I always find Rancho to be curios yet he knows what his curios are for.

The days has passed, little by little the friendship that they built are getting stronger. Rancho always thinks of fun with his friends. Though sometimes they make stupid things, they actually having fun comprises with learning. One day Rancho suddenly heard the talked between the student who was Joy Lobo and hopefully to graduate and Professor Virus, he is begging with the professor to check his project and passed him so that he could graduate. Suddenly the professor did not give him a chance rather talked to Lobo’s father that he could not graduate. He tries to beg the professor but the professor was very hard to convince. He loses hope so he throws his inventions to the garbage and get lost. Rancho get his invention, he observe and test it. Rancho actually amazed with his work though it could not fly. Rancho gives time with it to upgrade and fix the helicopter together with his friends Farhan and Raju. He fix the helicopter where is could fly by with a controller for the directions of the helicopter. Unfortunately, after Rancho finishes the helicopter, Lobo commits suicide because of the discouragement of his professor. Then, Rancho insulted again his Professor Virus because he believes that Lobo does not commit suicide but what happened to him is a murder. Rancho says that it was a murder because the professor did not considerate the feelings of the student. In this, Rancho is very kind and a helpful one.

In the main three characters somehow reflects to me. I was related with Farhan of being afraid to my parents. Though my parents did not force me to what course I will take, I am afraid with them because sometimes they are strict, always has limitations especially in late hours. Though I am stubborn sometimes, I obey my parents what they will command or request to me. If it is prohibited, I must not violate it instead follow what they wanted for the good to me. I am very much thankful that I have my parents who are very considerate and understandable especially when I have to attend an event in school and I went home late. Farhan is a very good friend of Raju and Rancho because he keeps their friendship with fun and really attached on what relationship they had. Farhan is not that weak though he cannot tell to his parents what he wants but still he promises to take the course what his father wants him to take. He is a kind son because he obeys his parents and also, he really takes good care the friendship he had with Rancho and Raju. I was able to reflect with Farhan because whatever my parents told me, I must follow it. I also take good care of friends because I am afraid to lose them. Though sometimes I have the attitude of being over acting, my friends really understands me.

The attitude of being weak is what I was reflected with Raju. He is very weak regarding with his thoughts, of being negative. I am also a negative thinker and that is my weaknesses. In this weakness I was able to hurt myself sometimes, I discriminate myself and sometimes I feel that I am nothing in this world. Raju was able to conquer his fears because he was influences by Rancho. I do not know if Rancho was not at Raju’s side maybe Raju will die because of the depression. Rancho is a very big influence to Raju because though Rancho is stupid sometimes, an idiot, he is a good friend of him. Rancho always finds a way to help his friend Raju to motivate and to be strong in every obstacle he had in his life. Raju is pressure with his life because of his family. He always thinks the situation of their family especially his father, who suffers so much pain. He really loves his family, which is why he goes to college, to finish studies and get a bigger salary that his mother is earning. Among the three, Raju was the poorest among them, he is not financially stable. No one does not loves their family, like Raju, I really loves my family; I always keep my promises for them, to raise them from poverty and to travel with them around the world. What I wanted for my family is to make them happy. Like Raju, we just want to free our family from poor quality that we had. Still I am happy though my family is striving crisis, because I believe that what important is, you are together with your family and you are having fun.

Rancho is different among the two because since birth Rancho loves in learning new things. He is a lucky person because though he did not the real Ranchoddas Shamaldas ChanChad, he was given a chance to go to school and learn many things that he wanted to learn. The father of the real Rancho was settled a contract. This contract was to use the name of Ranchoddas Shamaldas ChanChad because Rancho was really a brilliant child; he is studios rather than the real Rancho. Though is not good for both of them, still they took advantage each of them. Rancho is unique among the students of Imperial College of Engineering because he is the only one who would opposed to a professor, he says what he thinks, he never afraid what people may think of him as long as he believe with himself that he is right. Rancho to his friends, he is really a good friend because he always look for what is best to his friends. He really values the friendship that he had with Farhan and Raju. In the movie he bet Professor Virus that he is surely believes that his friends Farhan and Raju could get a job after they will graduate. My reflection with Rancho is being nice to my friends, though not always but I looked up what is best for my friends.

“All is Well” always comes out from the mouth of Rancho. If there is a difficult situation, he always says this quote. He believes that whatever circumstances may lead, if there is any obstacle he may encounter, he will just say this and he will be calm. “All is Well”, I believe that in this quote means everything will be ok. This is for calming a situation that you feel nervous as what Rancho showcase in the movie. I never forget in the movie was when the sister of Pia who is Mona will suddenly give birth to his child. That day, the rain was so heavy that the school was in flood and during that time Rancho, Farhan and Raju was caught red-handed with the copy of the questionnaire from Professor Virus. Then, that was forgotten when Mona is giving birth. They cannot bring Mona to the hospital because of the flood so Rancho together with his friends and students in the school help each other. They put Mona on the table tennis but suddenly, it was blocked out. Pia who was not in the school, uses the webcam to communicate with them. She is the one who will command Rancho what to do in delivering the baby. Mona gets weak, so Pia told Rancho to vacuum the baby. She demonstrate how it works by the video he was to show with them. Rancho thinks easily and has the idea of making a vacuum. He is very resourceful, as long as there is the material that must be needed in his creations; he would actually made the unique one. Rancho together with his friends they made their creations from generator to vacuum. Rancho tries to vacuum the baby, and it was successful. The baby comes out but it does not cry. They thought the baby was dead, they feel sad so the mother of the baby cries. Raju comfort Mona, and tell her their favorite quote “All is Well”, suddenly the baby kick the face of Rancho. Rancho was shocked and could not believe that the baby was alive and it responses because of that quote. All were very happy and embraces everyone. Professor Virus was also could not believe what happens but he actually salute the students on what they have done. What I like he said to the baby is, what you heart wants, follow it. Everyone shocked with the Professor but with that, they feel happy.

After Mona gave birth, Rancho was ready to go since he was rejected in school by Professor Virus because of cheating. Professor Virus stops Rancho and apologizes to him. He told Rancho that he was amazed with him but he says to him that he will not always be perfect, he also commit mistakes. 

Monday, July 9, 2012

Would you take the same career path that Steve Jobs took? Why or why not?


If I can have the factors that Steve Jobs had in his success, maybe I would take the same path that he took because he is a great man that he pursue his goals. With his determination of his field of work, he is one of a kind. Of course, it is an honor if you will be successful like Steve Jobs. Steve is the chairman and chief executive officer of the well known Apple Company. Steve Jobs great minds, ideas and innovation helps a lot to him to be success. In his great minds, he changed the people lives. He helps people to live life a lot easier. His philosophy to change the world, made him to who is he now or to put himself in a journey towards success. You cannot believe it, I cannot believe that all of a sudden, Steve Jobs that has nothing is become famous and a great man because of his innovations.

Steve Jobs is very successful on his path because of his willingness, and the passion on what he was doing. In his passion, he became the one of the greatest man. Steve Jobs and the factors that contributed in his success and failure in his life made him more motivated in all aspects regarding with his works. He loves the works that he has made the creations from his great ideas and capabilities of doing the things.

Of course, Steve Jobs done his great jobs very well but I do not have the capabilities of Steve Jobs why he became so successful. That is why I can say no because I do not have the skills and the work ethics of Steve Jobs. I admire him a lot with his great works and the passion of what he was doing.  He is always a great man and prodigious. He is capable of thinking new ideas and innovate new technology. 

We know that Steve Jobs is very successful in his career. He has done so much through his success. He never quits but he sometimes fell but the fact that he became successful because of his factors that he have. Steve Jobs has great mind, with his thinking capacity of thinking new ideas or I may say he easily thinks of new ideas and new creations. In his being assertiveness with his employee, you may not be able to move or even utter words because Steve Jobs is a person that surrounds things that must be perfect. His intelligence, the passion, and determination he became wealthy, famous and efficacious. In every path that Steve Jobs may took has always trials that must be bravely encounter and he bravely deal with it because of his ideas and focus into sort of things.

If you would ask me if I would take the same career path that Steve Jobs took, I will say no. Maybe yes if I have the chance or I have the factors that Steve Jobs had. Why I say no, because Steve Jobs become successful of his attitude of being perfectionist and I am different from him, I do not look myself so perfect but I do wanted to achieve my goals in life. Likewise, I want to be successful but in my own path, the path where I am comfortable with. Steve Jobs is greatly a pioneer of his ideas and innovations. I do adore him in his career, in his passion, and also his dedication in his works and everything that he have to pursue all the things that he had made and the influences he have shared to others. Though because of his being successful in life, the career path he had chosen, I will not take the same career with him because I am not him and Steve Jobs is unique and I am too. He has these distinctive capabilities that are actually rarely from now. Somehow people become successful because of their own path they had chosen and the attitude of being enthusiastic, determine on a certain goal and has  great mind, with this attitude maybe someday I can be Steve Jobs, very successful someday in my own path.

Each of us is unique. Each has the right to choose and a freedom to express their individual opinions. It is easy to say that “I wanted to be that person” but it is hard to act like the person that you wanted to be. I never believe that having nothing is nothing, which will not be able to be successful. However, I do believe that if you wanted to achieve something, or if you plan your goals, you could be successful someday, if you have the perseverance in your life. Hold on if you believe you can; trust yourself as you trust in Him. Nothing is impossible no matter what path you will choose, one thing that is important is, you are determine, you know what you are doing and the passion of what you are doing. Every day of our lives is valuable that you do not must take any advantage but you must do all the things that you wanted to do s long as you know that it is good for you and to others and also would help to become successful.

How do you see yourself as a technopreneur?

Technoprenuer is come from the root word technology and entrepreneur. Technopreneur means an entrepreneur of dealing with technology. It is a process on where an entrepreneur pact with technology. Also, according to http://www.scribd.com/doc/41663673/Technopreneurship, Technopreneurship is not a product but a process of synthesis in engineering the future of a person, an organization, a nation and the world. For me, technopreneur means business, to make business with technology, to sell and helps to make life easier.

How do I see myself as a technopreneur? I see myself as technopreneur when I sell some of my stuff or bargain things. I am fond of having a business and to own a business. I love business especially in my high school days because I know I can earn money.

Business is like earning money. I have to say that owning a business is an honor and to be proud of. Today, if you do not have a bigger capital, you cannot have or build your business. It is like if you do not have the materials you cannot do the project. Business helps you to live in your life because it is the fruit why you are here. Having your own business is not easy when you are in a big business but if you are in a small business you can easily start with your little business. Little business starts with small capital that is why you can easily create one. Of course, when you want to have a bigger one or a big business you need to have a big capital. In owning a business, you can decide what you want to improve with your business. Also, in owning a business you can do what you want or you can choose what must be done to your business.

On the other hand, when you are not in your own business and you acted as an employee and you have a boss, you cannot decide. You need to ask permission first before you can act with the things you want. Sometimes being an employee could earn not much money since you are just employee. In the business of others, you are not free because someone will tell that is you are going to do and so on. If you do not have your own business, your boss will decide everything in his own business.

If you are a technopreneur you must know about technology. You must have the knowledge in both technology and entrepreneur. Since I am taking up Information Technology, I can be a technopreneur. I merely love technologies around me. I am fond of technology especially if it is high-tech. I love to explore new ideas and somehow I dream I can create one. I dreamed someday I could create a new technology that might be used by my countrymen. I hope in the future I can make one. Making technology is difficult on what I have seen from the movie “Pirates of the Silicon Valley” but if you have the factors that Steve Jobs had, you can be successful as him.  

I am not like Steve Jobs but I may be him if I wanted to. Steve Jobs is a person that would never give up, he always think all the possible that may help him to his work and with his creations. He has the capabilities that a technopreneur must have. He has the passion of what he is doing, his enthusiasm in his work. He is focus on his business and sensible to his actions and thoughts. He never tries but he always does what is best for his company. In his new ideas, he totally creates another innovation that would remarkably amazing. He is also has the will-power, because despite all the problems that he encounters he never lose hope but instead he has this determination to pursue his work and his ideas. I may say that Steve Jobs is always different from others. He is he. Though many of are now successful with their careers but still no one can beat Steve Jobs. The quality that he had during the days he became successful. I do not blame him of his attitude during the days that he just fired people and get angry to the employee without even thinking how this person might feel. Steve Jobs is Steve Jobs what I have said; nobody can be him because he is one of a kind. He is unique with his ideas. You cannot think what Steve Jobs is thinking, what he says must be done. He is a person that is perfectionist; he wanted to do things done according to what he wants, to his standards. I never believe, when I saw the movie Pirates of the Silicon Valley, which Steve Jobs is just a simple man living in a crowd with his best friend and his circuit board and be successful of what he has achieved in his life. Steve Jobs has many factors why he is a best technopreneur.

How do I see myself as technoprenuer? I may not say that I cannot be technoprenuer, but each has the opportunity to be a technoprenuer but it is up to you if you wanted to. I can say that I could see myself as technopreneur by thinking new ideas and creates new technology and be in business. I know that being in business is not easy like that. It is also a difficult line of work, example is with Steve Jobs, he cannot be able have his success without the obstacles he has encounter in business. In business you consider many things, you adjust, you think and you must have the unique capabilities in order to succeed. In my school days, I am in business, selling junk foods and candies at school. It is hard to face people and tell them, please them to buy this and those but because of this I learned to front with people and also give me confidence, dealing with them, also talked to them without knowing them. in business, you will learn a lot of things, experience a lot of things, having friends and able to communicate ideas with other ideas. I see myself as technopreneur when I am ready, when I have all the ideas, the factors that being a technopreneur must have.

What are the factors that contributed to the success and failure of Steve Jobs as a technopreneur?


Steven Paul “Steve” Jobs was the co-founder, chairman and chief executive officer of Apple Inc. He is one of a kind, ultimate businessman and has a great mind. With his charisma, he was the innovator of the personal computers evolution and known to be the most influence technopreneur.
                 Jobs started his works in a garage together with his friend Steve Wozniak and others. You cannot believe it that Jobs have come so far, from a little business to a bigger one. He is very successful with his business because of his philosophy in life. Many admire Steve Jobs because of his works and his creativeness.   In this success, there are factors that contributed his triumph or his victory that what he had now.
                One of the factors that Jobs contributed to his success is being smart. Steve has great mind where he can thinks easily with new ideas and create new things. With his thinking capacity in many aspects for computers, Steve did a great job. In his innovatively with the technology, he pursue things that so easy. He always thinks with all the possible things and he never think negatively and he do not believe with impossible. Steve only thinks positive, because of being an optimistic he defeat anyone and always be on top. Steve great mind and of being smart made his creations in reality. Also, because he never quits in exploring and with his skills and talents, Steve will always be the best.
                The second factor is his passion on what is he doing. Steve loves in doing things that deals of what he is fond of. He is fond of exploring, learning new things and understands very well the difficulty of such things. What makes Steve Jobs very successful is, because of his passion or his desire in dealing with technology, he is enjoying all the things he wanted to do. Steve does not mind with his future but he just want to change the world. With his ideas and together with his friends, he created the Apple as his business. The intention of his business is on revolutionizing the personal computing. Wozniak, his friend and others is determined in the ideas and concepts of the purpose of the Apple Company. Steve and friends put forth on what they are doing and on what they want to achieve. They really strive hard for the success of what they have now. The passion of Steve Jobs brings him to be more creative and pioneering his career of loving technology. With his passion, he pushes himself to keep on moving and exert more effort to his work and create new technology. Steve Jobs believe that work on what you love and enjoy what you want.
                The third factor is his will power. Steve Jobs is determined with all his works especially on dealing of what he is doing new technology. The obstacles he had face make him more determined in pursuing things he wanted to do. In his college together with his circuit boards, Steve keeps on learning and experimenting to achieve those goals to create best technology. Though, Steve do not have nothing, he never discouraged himself nor dismay because he knows what important is your determination and the will that you can have the ideas to make something great. For him without having anything is not the hindrance on what he has achieved now. He believe that with your willingness on something and exert effort to something will help you to make great things.
                The factors that Steve Jobs has contributed to be a technopreneur help him to be successful in his life. He never quit because for him to quit is not a word for him. The success that he had now, his Apple Company is his biggest price for his life. These factors of being smart, the passion and the will power helps him to think new ideas and create new things for he is great man and truly the man who believes in himself that great things will be done when you believe in yourself.
                Although Steve Jobs has the factors that contributed of his success as a technopreneur, he also has the factors that contributed to his failure as a technopreneur. One of these factors is of his attitude. The attitude of being so professional, he never thinks the emotions around him. His attitude of having too much of perfectionist led him be failed because he never consider how his employers felt the way he treated. Steve is very strict with his works that he got angry when the works of his employee is not good. The boss must not too strict with his employee instead treat them nicely so that they can work with you with all their loyalty in your company.  Another factor for his failure is being high-tempered because once his employee do not pass with his standard, he never consider reasons sometimes he fired that person with simple failure with his employee. Another factor is his focus on such things. When he created the Macintosh, Jobs forget his old creation which is the Apple II and he gives more importance with the Macintosh. He is very confident and he believes too much with his self that no one can defeat him. With this he made the reason to fight the two creations and it opens the gate for Bill Gates and friends to steal one of his creation which is the Macintosh.
                Steve Jobs is not perfect but because of his determination on dealing with his ideas and creation he becomes successful but sometimes because of his attitude of being perfectionist he never looks on emotions on dealing with his employee. Steve Jobs as technopreneur, he is a great man because he knows how to deal business.