You can’t solve this problem alone. You’re rebuilding an ecosystem. Who are the other organizations that must be part of your solution if this is going to succeed?
I am with @umairh (Umair Haque) on this one. Ideas matter. It is a skill to communicate the ideas in your head in a way that has meaning to others. And it is important to challenge your ideas to be substantial.
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In the audio file above, Jason Cohen gives a type of “pep-talk” to Startup Weekenders:
“Startup Weekend is a friendly competitive event in which teams of 3-5 build a startup from scratch over the course of a single intense weekend. It culminates with informal presentations to a panel of judges who declare a winner, but of course the competition is only an excuse to facilitate the true benefits: honing startup skills through experience, the thrill of pressure, and working side-by-side with other ambitious people instead of superficial “networking.” Indeed, although most startups produced by Startup Weekend don’t persist, frequently participants recombine weeks later to form real startups.”
Protect your time from unworthy people.
I find this to be thought provoking and I’m surprisingly stirred by it (in a good way).
Who are “unworthy people”? Is there a negative cost to being protective? Is there a certain value attached to time that can be applied to a value attached to certain people?
It’s an interesting statement to think about.
Fail fast” refers to your projects and product iterations.. not your company. Nobody recommends you should fail as a company.
What Basic Friendship Rules Can Teach You about Community Management →
Summary from Becca Frasier’s post
- Be Real
- Listen
- Share
- Watch out for your friends
- Pitch in during times of crisis
- Give your friends space
Steve Case talking to Bloomberg about the state of entrepreneurship.
Exploring the environments that support innovation, from @stevenbjohnson
