05/01/2025
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Do you remember Kodak? In 1997, the company had around 160,000 employees, and 85% of the world’s photography relied on Kodak cameras. However, with the rapid rise of mobile cameras, Kodak eventually fell out of the market, went bankrupt, and laid off its entire workforce.
Similarly, other well-known companies like
HMT (watches),
BAJAJ (scooters),
DYANORA (TVs),
MURPHY (radios),
NOKIA (mobiles),
RAJDOOT (bikes),
Ambassador (cars) also disappeared.
These companies didn’t fail due to poor quality but because they couldn’t adapt to changing times.
Today, the world is transforming faster than ever. It’s hard to imagine how much could change in the next 10 years. Experts predict that 70–90% of today’s jobs will vanish, as we enter the era of the “Fourth Industrial Revolution.”
Consider these modern companies: UBER, the world’s largest taxi service, doesn’t own a single car. Airbnb, the biggest hotel chain, owns no hotels. Other examples like Paytm, Ola, and Oyo demonstrate similar shifts. In the U.S., new lawyers are struggling to find work as IBM Watson, a legal AI software, can perform better than many human advocates. By 2030, computer intelligence will likely surpass human intelligence, reshaping industries entirely.
The automotive sector is also evolving. Within 20 years, 90% of today’s cars will disappear, replaced by electric or hybrid vehicles. Driverless cars will dominate, drastically reducing accidents and making car insurance redundant. Roads will clear up, and traffic police, parking staff, and related jobs will become obsolete.
Services like Uber will transition to fully automated fleets, offering shared rides at costs lower than owning a bike.
These changes aren’t unprecedented. Think about STD booths, once common on every corner, rendered obsolete by the mobile revolution. Those that adapted became mobile recharge shops, only to face extinction again as online recharges gained popularity. Now, even mobile phone sales are shifting to platforms like Amazon and Flipkart, leaving little room for brick-and-mortar stores.
Even money is evolving. Cash gave way to “plastic money” like credit and debit cards, and now mobile wallets are taking over. Platforms like Paytm have made digital payments seamless, marking another step toward a cashless future.
The lesson? Adaptation is the key to survival in a rapidly changing world.
