Wednesday, April 11, 2012

The Importance of Technology in Entrepreneurial Success


Presently, technology is becoming a useful tool for success. Especially for entrepreneurs and start up companies, being tech savvy is way to beat out the competition. Vineet Shah, CEO and founder of Tableista discusses how utilizing technology was the center of his business and helped him start his business. Mr.Shah is a rising junior and entrepreneur at the University of Maryland. In the past year and a half he successfully started Tableista, a unique iPhone application that allows users to monitor the wait time for restaurant seating. Any restaurant that uses Tableista can have customers check this app for estimated waiting times and allows customers to find a restaurant with little wait times. Many restaurants in New York have already started to utilize this application, and Mr.Shah is hoping to expand in the future to other locations. 




Role of Technology 

Mr.Shah feels that technology has saved him time and quite possibly a lot of money. There are several programs and applications out there that help all aspects of business.




Overcoming Challenges


By using technology, Mr.Shah was able to communicate for team meetings and always be in touch. The importance of easy communication in the business world is invaluable. 







Advice on Managing Technology 

Some advice in order to keep a start up company going, no distractions! Technology can get overwhelming but Mr.Shah's experience shows that it can be dealt with properly and effectively lead to success.





It is evident that technology plays a vital role in the business world, especially for entrepreneurs. It is important to keep updated with technology so that it becomes easier and even less expensive for young start up companies. In this growing world of technology, all of its capabilities should be taken advantage of in order to become successful.

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