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> At the end of the day who really cares what is and isn't a "tech company"? Every company has a tech aspect to it these days. Because the way a tech company g
by Zimahl 9y ago
> At the end of the day who really cares what is and isn't a "tech company"? Every company has a tech aspect to it these days.
Because the way a tech company grows and a non-tech company grows are very different. Nike extensively uses software but you wouldn't call them a tech company, because their growth is limited by sales of their apparel, which is a physical good. 'Real' tech companies aren't typically limited by the distribution of their product (other than scaling issues and the like). There's (generally) nothing physical produced so there isn't a resource problem - growth can be much greater and faster.
- DontGiveTwoFlux 9y agoThat's right, 'real' tech companies such as Apple, Intel, Samsung, and many others can sell as many products as there are bits streaming across the network.
- Zimahl 9y agoFair enough. I'll add the caveat that the product they sell or use for revenue needs to be the tech they are developing. So, once again, Nike sells athletic apparel, and while they use tech to do so, I wouldn't consider them a tech company. But Facebook and Snapchat don't sell a product (other than user info) but depend on the tech they develop to make money. It's a fine line, but I think we can see what might divide tech and non-tech companies.