Over the past few decades, entrepreneurship has undergone significant change. Although starting your own business has become easier than ever before thanks to advancements in technology and social media, achieving success still requires a great deal of effort and dedication. Technology and its capacity to rapidly disseminate ideas and information with ever-increasing efficiency and capabilities make today’s entrepreneurial landscape more complex and competitive.
One of the main reasons why entrepreneurship is so important in the modern world is that entrepreneurs now have more opportunities than ever before. Selling something has never been simpler and to run a business you no longer have to own or rent a physical store. You can sell goods and provide services almost anywhere and to anyone using the latest technology. One such entrepreneur is Philip Portman who set up his software development company Textdrip, a firm that uses the latest SMS technology to help businesses enhance customer engagement.
Today, profits are less important to business owners than customer satisfaction and customer engagement as they are now aware that sustainability and long-term profits depend on customer loyalty. Nowadays, entrepreneurs try to increase value rather than increase sales because they believe that the value of their products and satisfied customers is what keeps them in business.
To find and keep customers, new methods and all the available cutting-edge technology is being used nowadays. Recent business owners are also big supporters and practitioners of globalization on a large scale and they believe that they have a responsibility toward society. They work for social welfare in a variety of ways, such as by making and selling eco-friendly products, becoming social entrepreneurs, or actively participating in social service and community programs.
One thing that remains constant regardless of how entrepreneurs have developed and changed over time is that the majority of entrepreneurs, particularly those who are not running family businesses, are motivated by the desire to bring positive change. The world’s economy has been on the rise and the growth of developing nations has sped up as a result of the rise in the number of innovative minds like Philip Portman’s.
Portman is a serial entrepreneur based in Michigan who established a platform named Textdrip, for mortgage, insurance, real estate, and solar sales. Throughout his career, he has helped various individuals set up their businesses and has assisted aspiring entrepreneurs by offering valuable business advice.
Using his entrepreneurial knowledge, Portman established Textdrip in 2019 with the purpose to provide business texting services to various businesses. In 2021, RecruitDrip, a recruiting and staffing sub-branch, was established by him for recruiters who want to automate their tasks and find great candidates more quickly. RecruitDrip offers a powerful applicant tracking system (ATS) that is based on text messages.
After the success of Textdrip and RecruitDrip, Portman laid the foundation of Landline Remover, a SaaS organization that separates mobile contacts from landlines in 2022.
In 2018, Portman established Argos Automation, a software development company that offers customers an intuitive and comprehensive interface for dealing with and managing clients. The software helps individuals in staying focused by providing a one-click option that keeps them from being distracted. When taking a break or talking to a client over the phone, the user can set the program to run automatically. It can be run in a variety of ways to improve productivity, reduce downtime, and make work more enjoyable. The goal of this service is to make texting and automation a way to market to customers.
Portman also laid the foundation of the podcast show called Success Is that airs on social media platforms and features interviews with well-known people about their lives and businesses. For him, the podcast’s goal is to hear what successful people think about success and what it means to them.
Since the very beginning of his professional career, Portman has not only cemented his place as a successful entrepreneur but has also helped other aspiring entrepreneurs in achieving their dreams. Entrepreneurs like him have been fundamental in bringing about a positive change in the corporate world by reducing society’s dependency on traditionally used technologies, systems, and methods.
