Makers: The New Industrial Revolution, Chris Anderson
The general theme of the book is about
the everchanging world that we live in and how it is changing to a more
software and technological based world sparking a change in manufacturing.
The book connects very well to this
class as entrepreneurs we are challenged to come up with product ideas, but to
be able to sell those products and ideas with the world we need to make
something tangible for the customer. The tangible product must be made by the
manufacturers that use the advanced technology like Anderson talked about in
his book. Anderson talked about how before if an entrepreneur wanted a prototype
for his idea they would have to pay up a lot of money and capital for one, and
would also have to rely upon a big corporation. Now these products can be
manufactured more easily because of all the technology causing the steep
capital to go down.
My exercise for the class would be
for the class to list all of the ideas in the past 10 years that was invented without
the need of technology. Obviously, this would be almost nothing, but by doing
this they will see just how vast the important of technological advancements
are in our world.
My biggest ‘aha’ moment from reading this book was when
Anderson mentioned how technology and software have cut down the costs for manufacturing
which is allowing smaller inventors to enter the market with their products.
This really stuck with me as it shows how technology is allowing and creating
more of a free market for entrepreneurs and their ideas to come to life.
Hi Christopher,
ReplyDeleteI like the general message of this book, because it is so true. Technology really is taking over our world, and this can be good for small business owners, because it gives them opportunities that they wouldn’t have had in the past. I think that it is important to acknowledge how much technology has changed the way we are able to get things done.
Hey Christopher, I did not read this book myself, so it was interesting to learn about it and see what the main argument and general idea for the book was. The advancement of technology has been extremely important for businesses elsewhere as it has allowed people with entrepreneurial ideas to be able to accomplish a lot more with a lot less money.
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