(an ongoing rambling of the author. Select links to hear sounds)
Jim Walker, Jan 1995
.....Welcome to my Office.
.....Thank you for coming by. Excuse me while I move this pile of
ISP installer disks to the side. If you don't mind staying a
while, I'll give you some
of my philosophies on the Internet.
.....Well, where do I start. Internetter, a name that came to mind
while working for the namesake of this server. Many people have
asked me how I got into the Internet biz and the answer has always
been a simple one; I was asked to join. OK, it did take some
effort to get my first Internet job, but it seemed like such an
obvious move. Having been involved in sales and computers the
majority of my adult life, the Internet seemed to capture the best
of both worlds.
.....The most inspiring aspect of the Internet in my opinion is
that it gives the individual almost complete control of
information. Yes, a book is nice, but it's limited to pages it's
printed on. The Internet gives one control of what one 'believes'
is important. I know you are going to argue, "what about all the
trash on the net." Well, some people like trash. It's a human
predisposition to like owning things and trash just happens to be
an ownerable item. I think someone once said, "one persons trash
is another persons treasure." The
Internet is full of trash because that's part of human
nature. But, I digress. Control and
infinite informational possibilities. This is what our ancestors
have strived toward for over 20,000 years. We have reached what a
French caveman would die for-- a flat wall without borders.
.....Entrepreneurs on the other hand are particularly 'vulnerable'
to the Internet. For one, Entrepreneurs are by virtue of their
make up lifetime learners. They seek information like a sponge.
The faster the information pours out the more they want of it. The
Internet draws the Entrepreneur like bees to honey.
.....Unlimited boundaries, nearly instantaneous access to
potential buyers and the overwhelming number of wanna-be
techno-dweebs (driven
by the Nintendo craze of the 90's) will
bring more buyers, "more faster" to this techno-marvel than I
believe even the futurists have envisioned. Here's the equation:
8
of 10 children between 10-15 own some sort of electronic arcade
game in this country, add to that the
average want to compete with others on these same games, provide
the knowledge that one can compete with someone on the other side
of this planet to demonstrates his or her skills, etc, and the
seed has been planted at an early age, i.e., "Internet is Cool.".
Entrepreneurs, take your mark, get set, go...
--to
be continued