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Uncovering the world of 'hidden tech' 12-14-2007 |
(CNN) -- The last time Amy Zuckerman, 53, entered a workplace as a full-time employee was February 1992. Once a journalist, she is now an author, freelance writer, consultant and owner of her own content and marketing business.
In the late 1990s she noticed more and more tech companies springing up in the college town of Amherst, Massachusetts. "In my neighborhood ... I found six tech companies in these modern contemporary homes," Zuckerman said. "I was flabbergasted. This was not what this neighborhood was known for."
She called it "hidden tech" and established a networking and educational Web site in 2001 for mostly home-based, high-tech business owners. CNN spoke with Zuckerman to find out more about the world of "hidden tech."
Amy Zuckerman: "Half the workforce at one point or another may be maybe working virtually and not even realize it."
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A birthday worth noting Proud of my connections to Hidden-Tech |
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A birthday worth noting
Proud of my connections to Hidden-Tech Not longer after 9/11, with my business greatly reduced, I started to contemplate creating a formal support group for virtual company owners like myself. At the time, I was writing about the growth of the virtual company trend in the valley for the Boston Globe Magazine and it had become apparent that small, often home-based virtual companies were booming in the valley. |
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Getting The Lowdown on 'Hidden' High-Tech Entrepreneurs |
Top tech hubs around the country are starting to recognize the significance of ‘virtual companies.’ Isn’t it time we did the same?
Entrepreneurs. Intrapreneurs. Subcontractors. Virtual Companies. Freelancers. Free Agents. Jobbers. Consultants. Soloists. Hired Guns. 1099ers. Upstarts. Outstarts. Telecommuters. Hidden Tech.
Call them what you will — but don’t count them out.
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