Tech is often misunderstood to be a field by itself, or to be a set of specialized skills, which can be applied to a broad range of activities. But technology is actually the collocation of many varied practices and systems, the product of human thinking and effort. In other words, tech is more than “tech” – it’s everything that is part of the human endeavor, and more precisely, it is what humans do together in the course of their interactions with technology. Tech is what human beings will continually create and improve upon in their quest for efficiency and excellence in their interactions with one another, and it is a process which determines the future scope of technological innovations.

In most industries, tech is something which is becoming more common, recognized, and even regulated by law (such as in labor markets). However, tech as a discipline has been relatively slow to catch on, especially compared to other, more accepted approaches like design, business, engineering, healthcare, and even entertainment. Even though there are numerous and growing tech firms, there are very few truly innovative, successful companies in the tech sector, and those that are found are mostly mid-size or small. As a result, it is extremely difficult for a company to emerge, grow, and become a success without having some sort of tech culture. The term tech sector itself sometimes inspires a negative view of the industry as a whole, when in reality tech companies are much more diverse than the stereotype might suggest, and are in fact contributing to the economic strength of many countries.

New tech companies usually begin by developing and researching cutting-edge technologies, sometimes in collaboration with other organizations. They then apply their findings to a variety of business applications, and pursue venture capital to fund their ventures. Tech startups usually outsource most of their initial technology development efforts to third-party developers. As a result, these new tech companies often find that their technologies and businesses are not initially lucrative enough to attract investment from more established, mainstream venture capital firms.