Comments on: We need better phrasing than “tech IPOs.”

By: A bumper crop of IPOs? -- Hoover’s Business Insight Zone

A bumper crop of IPOs? -- Hoover’s Business Insight Zone — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 19:41:33 +0000

[...] We need better phrasing than “tech IPOs.” [...]

By: Tim Walker

Tim Walker — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 03:24:36 +0000

Yes! — “companies who create technology vs. those that leverage technology doing their business” — that’s exactly what I was trying to say!

Glad if I’ve shifted your worldview on this. Now if only the major business media would catch on . . .

By: Paul Brownell

Paul Brownell — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 22:56:13 +0000

Tim, you raise an interesting distinction that I had never really considered. It boils down to companies who create technology vs. those that leverage technology doing their business. If we called every business that leverages technology “tech”, then where would it stop?

After reading this, I will never think of “tech” the same way again. I won’t be a bit surprised to find myself watching financial news, subliminally counting how many errant tech references pop up an hour.