You and I woke up one morning not so long ago to realize the earth wasn’t as distant or quite as unfamiliar as it was before. The brightly lit windows of our computers and mobile phones showed us the whole world and everyone in it. With a sense a wonder we reached out and connected. With delight we saw the world reach back through those open panes and with digital hands now joined, we united.
Young and old, we have all been deeply affected by the Internet Revolution. Almost every aspect of our lives from the social to the economic has been, and continues to be altered by the powerful forces of technological innovation. Market spaces collapse, new sectors arise to replace them, and the breathtaking speed of change continues onwards without pause. We’re all surfing the technological tidal wave in one form or another. However, I believe none have embraced the ride so close to their hearts like brave entrepreneurs and small business owners, agile startups, and the driven freelancers. They are the technological pioneers, surfing the crest of the wave as it sweeps up from the digital underground into our everyday lives and the unknown beyond it.
To read the full, original article click on this link: Living, Working and Surfing the New Economy - Forbes
