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I think we've reached the point where we need to adjust our concept of what constitutes a tech company. Many of these companies do develop their own technology
by longerthoughts 8y ago
I think we've reached the point where we need to adjust our concept of what constitutes a tech company. Many of these companies do develop their own technology but it's only a means for improved delivery of their primary product or service, rather than being the product or service itself.
The default definition of a tech company lingering in peoples' minds seems to be any company using in-house software to conduct their business, but that describes most of Wall Street, the entire automotive industry, and so on. Why not be more specific?
Lyft, for example, is a transportation company - providing software and/or hardware is not a primary revenue stream. Similarly, Opendoor is in the real estate business, DoorDash is in the food delivery business, etc.
- connor11528 8y agoHey @longerthoughts, I pretty much define tech company as companies that hire people that sit in front of a computer all day. I define more subsets of how to identify companies through the tag feature. For instance Lyft has a Transportation tag as well as a tag for San Francisco, cause that's where there office is https://employbl.com/companies/lyft https://employbl.com/companies/lyft
- SentientNo4 8y agoI personally believe your definition is somewhat flawed. Computers are ubiquitous; my dentist's receptionist sits in front of a computer all day, using it to manage appointments and electronic communication. Does that make my dentist's office a tech company?