Introduction to

Technopreneurship
Learning Objectives
• Define technopreneurship
• Identify examples of
technopreneurship
• Understand its importance

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Technopreneurship = Technology + Entrepreneurship

• It is an entrepreneurship in the field of technology

• Combination of technological advancements and
entrepreneurial skills
• It is not a product but a procedure of synthesis to improve
and innovate the future of a person, a nation, and the globe
as a whole.
• Suitable for a person who is intelligent, innovative, tech-
savvy and passionate in the calculation of risk
Technopreneurship = Technology + Entrepreneurship

“Technopreneurship comprises of identif ying modern

technologies and even creation of technological
opportunitie s by the presentation of commercial
products and services .” – B l a n co ( 2 0 0 7 )

Examples of Technopreneurship
• Start-up: Google, Facebook, eBay, Shopee, Grab, Airbnb, Autodesk,
Sketchup
• Corporations: Microsoft, Apple, Canon, Tesla, SpaceX
• Non-Fungible Token (NFT): Bitcoin, Ethereum
Importance of Technopreneurship

• Creating Employment opportunities

- increase in the pool of job opportunities
• Use of local resources
- increase in value and reduce wastage
• Business diversification and decentralization
• Technological Advancement
• Capital Formation
- economic development
• Promotion of entrepreneurial activities
- inspires to grow and do start up
Objectives of Technopreneurship
• Hi-tech projects in Information Technology,
life services, the internet, electronics, as well
as for biotechnology
• Service firms with a major focus on
technology
• Design products and services that use the
latest form of technology to serve various
purposes
• Technology-driven activities to deliver
normal business undertakings
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Technopreneurship Trilogy

TECHNOPRENEUR

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Entrepreneur VS Technopreneur

Entrepreneur
A person who always finds out the opportunities and converts it into reality
in the form of products and services to maximize profit and develop their
business.

Technopreneur
A person who is engaged in technopreneurship created a product or solution
that uses technological solutions to change the way of doing something in
orthodox ways.
Technopreneurs are entrepreneurs who start and manage
their own technology business

TECHNOPRENEUR Elon Musk Bill Gates Larry Page and Sergey Brin

Jack Dorsey Steve Jobs Mark Zuckerberg

How to become a Here are some steps on how to become a
successful technopreneur:
technopreneur?
It is not associated with Build a Team
exploring new ideas but it is
about taking risks to figure
out something new. Boost problem-solving skills

Decision-making

Implementation + Hardwork &

Determination