By Jeff Pinyot:
I wonder if Orville Wright would have ever invented flight if his brother Wendell wasn’t by his side in their bike shop in Dayton, OH. Of course, they are both credited with the first sustainable flight flown over the Outer Banks of Kittyhawk North Carolina.
Success comes mostly through failure. The Wright Brothers knew plenty of failure. In the same room, the boys sketched, dreamed, tinkered and collaborated one of the most important and significant inventions the world has ever conceived. The boys won the Race for Flight. There isn’t a bit of a chance that it would have happened over a Zoom call.
From a garage in San Jose to a dorm room at IU, men and women in tight quarters that did not include free breakfast, lunch, dinner, gym time and unlimited time off, continue to visualize technology that has and will continue to change lives, and continue to pour out into our business world. I’d venture to guess that Zoom wasn’t invented over Zoom.
No question that Covid changed our business and communication lives forever and much for the good, but if you are a business owner and you forgot that the technology that we love and use daily only surfaced because men and women trusted each other, shared a common goal, worked tirelessly and endlessly…Together, and often in the same room….to develop it, you may be in for a rude awakening when you find that your business falls behind mine. As for my competition, stay home and don’t forget the Zoom call this afternoon. For me, I’m on a flight currently to see some customers face to face. Thanks Orville and Wendell….Zoom Zoom Zoom!
Jeff Pinyot is the President for ECO Parking Technologies. Jeff can be reached at jspinyot@ecoparkingtech.com.
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