3 Ways Embracing Automation and Technology Can Turbocharge Your Entrepreneurial Quest

Worries that technology will make us irrelevant can blind us to the amazing possibilities at hand.

Technology has long been lauded as the savior of modern business, but some fear it may also hasten its downfall. Pew Research Center reported that a full two-thirds of Americans think robots will overtake most humans’ work over the next 50 years, inspiring feelings of both resentment and awe toward the technology we ourselves have created.

Rather than be intimidated by this looming possibility, however, entrepreneurs should recognize that this means they have more control than they realize. Technology’s power puts them in a position to create value, which should reveal opportunities and fuel the entrepreneurial spirit.

The problem is that most entrepreneurs have trouble shifting their perspective to see what’s overwhelming as empowering.

Stop fearing what’s already happening.

People are worried about machines, computers and factories taking their jobs, dwelling on whether their own positions will be threatened. It’s not a question of whether it’s going to happen -- it’s a matter of when. The takeover is already underway, but we’re so busy staring at what’s fading into the mist that we’re overlooking the amazing possibilities that come with technology.

Here a few steps we can take to reframe technology as our ally, not our enemy. Read more

Lena Requist - Entrepreneur - May 2017