Thinking about what the internet and technology will be like 10 years from now is pretty damn scary. When I interview people I like to ask them what they think of the future of the net and online businesses and I've received some pretty interesting answers.

Here's my take:

Well I'm sure that the "everything-will-be-on-the-net-and-there-will-just-be-a-screen-and-box” cliché explanation is getting pretty old, but it's so, so true and most people aren't really thinking like that besides the computer savvy entrepreneurs, programmers, designers, etc…

Now I am no technology expert, not even close. I am a visionary who thinks about the "what-ifs” and "whys.” I'm the guy daydreaming in class thinking about solutions to problems…things that don't even make sense because they are so disruptive to our current ways of doing things and seeing the world. I'll never limit my dreams and visions to things that people aren't ready for yet… I think BEYOND that.

The internet will change our lives more than most people understand. To not think about the future of the net and related technologies, is to commit entrepreneurial suicide - no matter what business you're in.

Think about it, you don't even need a computer to a write paper/report, make a spreadsheet, or create a speech presentation, all of those things can be created just by signing on to the net. Heck, we can even make phone calls online now - forget landlines!

We'll be able to make internet calls (voip) from our handheld devices like such as Blackberries or Treos (hmm… I wonder why I can't do that now with my Blackberry now?…hint…hint..)

Business as we know it will be played on a completely different game field. The net will offer so many things that we have been accustomed to doing offline and smack them online in some neat and interesting way. To many, it will be a shock and result in people running away from these changes, but to the smart and prepared, we'll accept these transitions and rejoice!

I can see cr

azy things happening like hooking up wifi sensors (are there such things?) to our stoves, microwaves, and freezers that monitor the temperatures and tell us when something is burning or freezing on our cell phones and handled devices.

And you can forget about ever using cash to pay for a soda or snacks again from machines, in the future we'll all have online accounts connected to our phones and we'll simply pay for our food directly from our phones and out comes our Pepsi and chips just like that.

And, of course, all books as we know them will eventually be scanned onto the net. Not to say that we'll ever stop reading physical books - I doubt that we will - but we already see companies like Google and Mr.Softy (microsoft) making great strides to index our libraries on the net.

It's really too crazy to pinpoint any one thing that's going to happen because the possibilities and endless. In my mind I am always thinking about the future of my company and how to best prepare for what's to happen.

When I innovate and create for my company I have to go into crazy mode, because if you're not thinking on a level that sounds absurd, wacky, and insane, then you're not thinking of the future - the future is going to be mind-blowing and absurd so THINK that way. Seriously, if everybody you know actually agrees with your plans for the future, then scrap that plan quickly!

I'm preparing myself - everyday - to make my mark in the future with things that the world hasn't even fathomed yet. It's hard to start thinking about things that are so far from creation, but if you don't start now, it'll be too late.

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