Let's be honest - we take technology for granted.
Here are some game-changing examples:
Here are some game-changing examples:
Wikipedia
Think about it; it's a crowd-sourced repository of virtually all human knowledge, available to everyone, for free
Incredible innovation
Think about it; it's a crowd-sourced repository of virtually all human knowledge, available to everyone, for free
Incredible innovation
Music Streaming
The world’s music has never been more accessible. Thank you Spotify and YouTube
“Without music, life would be a mistake.” - Nietzsche
Music is magical. Can make you feel, laugh, cry and time travel
The world’s music has never been more accessible. Thank you Spotify and YouTube
“Without music, life would be a mistake.” - Nietzsche
Music is magical. Can make you feel, laugh, cry and time travel
Shopify
You can build an ecommerce business in a day
This used to take years to create
Your life can change in 24h
You can build an ecommerce business in a day
This used to take years to create
Your life can change in 24h
Amazon Prime
Order pretty much anything and get it pretty much instantly
With COVID, this made life convenient, safer and more fun
Request: how can we make this more sustainable to the environment?
Order pretty much anything and get it pretty much instantly
With COVID, this made life convenient, safer and more fun
Request: how can we make this more sustainable to the environment?
Google Maps
Being lost is lame. Huge time suck
Products that save you time are life-savers
Being lost is lame. Huge time suck
Products that save you time are life-savers
Internet Dating
Any product that helps people find true love is a blessing
Tinder, Bumble, Hinge, whatever
The more innovation we do here the better
Let’s create safe, sustainable tech experiences that bring people together
Any product that helps people find true love is a blessing
Tinder, Bumble, Hinge, whatever
The more innovation we do here the better
Let’s create safe, sustainable tech experiences that bring people together
Fiverr/Upwork
We need more ways to allow people to monetize their skills all over the world
I’ve heard so many stories of $$ made from these platforms feeding families and changing lives
Fiverr/Upwork are a step in the right direction
We need more ways to allow people to monetize their skills all over the world
I’ve heard so many stories of $$ made from these platforms feeding families and changing lives
Fiverr/Upwork are a step in the right direction
Chat
Thank you WhatsApp, SMS and iMessage
Chat with loved ones who are across the globe, instantly
That’s some futuristic stuff right there
Thank you WhatsApp, SMS and iMessage
Chat with loved ones who are across the globe, instantly
That’s some futuristic stuff right there
Online Banking
Going into banks is a hassle
Today: You can take a picture of a check with your super camera, deposit it and get back to whatever you want to do
More innovation needed here (thanks crypto) but we’re still better off than we were in the 90s
Going into banks is a hassle
Today: You can take a picture of a check with your super camera, deposit it and get back to whatever you want to do
More innovation needed here (thanks crypto) but we’re still better off than we were in the 90s
YouTube/TikTok
Old: to be discovered, you had to be in Hollywood
Today: to be discovered, you have to be on the internet
Massive win for entertainers. Massive win for everyone
Old: to be discovered, you had to be in Hollywood
Today: to be discovered, you have to be on the internet
Massive win for entertainers. Massive win for everyone
Twitter
You can could meet anyone and learn anything in real-time
"We wanted flying cars, instead we got 140 characters"
I’ll take it
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You can could meet anyone and learn anything in real-time
"We wanted flying cars, instead we got 140 characters"
I’ll take it
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