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Recognizing that every industry is becoming a software industry driven by technology

Whatever business you think you're in, you're now in the software business.

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Publish Date2025-05-29
Updated Date2026-09-22
Horizonnow
TimeframeAlready deployable or scaling now
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The opportunity

Whatever business you think you’re in, you’re now in the software business. Companies that treat data and digital tools as core — not an add-on — are the ones that keep up with customers.

What Jim has written about this

“Daily Inspiration” (July 2019)

“ From precision agriculture to self-driving cars, smart clothing to robotic construction technology, remote medical monitoring devices to active, intelligent packaging — every company in every industry is becoming a computer company, with software and technology at its heart and soul. This changes everything!

What happens when every company becomes a tech company? Things speed up - in dramatic fashion.

Simply put, people now expect their vehicles to be as advanced, easy to use and even as “replaceable” as their smartphones and tablet devices that are so central to their lives. They won’t find value in old cars from two years ago - that would be like buying at iPhone 4. They expect the latest, greatest technology - and as autonomy looms, expectations advance even faster.

“Video: “When Every Company Becomes A Tech Company!”” (August 2019)

From healthcare to insurance, home appliances to automotive, manufacturing to packaging, retail to sports & fitness, energy to agriculture: every industry is seeing massive change as it becomes enabled, challenged and transformed by technology and connectivity.

From precision agriculture to self-driving cars, smart clothing to connected microwaves, remote medical monitoring devices to active packaging — every company in every industry is becoming a computer company, with software and technology at its heart and soul. This changes everything!

#3 . Moore’s law defines the speed of change for every industry.

“Daily Inspiration” (November 2019)

What does it mean? Eventually, every industry becomes a software industry.

From healthcare to insurance, home appliances to automotive, manufacturing to packaging, retail to sports & fitness, energy to agriculture: every industry is seeing massive change as it becomes enabled, challenged and transformed by technology and connectivity.

From precision agriculture to self-driving cars, smart clothing to connected microwaves, remote medical monitoring devices to active packaging — every company in every industry is becoming a computer company, with software and technology at its heart and soul. This changes everything!


Read the full pieces on jimcarroll.com:

Daily Inspiration: “Every company in every industry is becoming a computer company, with software and technology at its heart and soul. This changes everything!”
Video: “When Every Company Becomes A Tech Company!”
Daily Inspiration: “When technology defines your future… it’s an entirely different future!”

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