You might have an idea of what a market wants, but you won’t ever truly know until you put your work out there and see if the market bites. You can put out feelers, demos, and trials, but in the end, what only matters is what will come after that work. What you might find is that you have to build your market, and that might be the trickiest scenario of it all, because then…
Before work. The library. Udemy (Coursera). After work. A Starbucks (Tim Hortons). A school. A Coop work place. Lunch at work. YouTube. Microsoft Learn. Salesforce Trailhead. Podcasts. LinkedIn. etc. All for under $25. There are plenty of places to learn, and I didn’t even mention the Universities that offer content for free – but it takes time. And that’s what holds everyone back from learning.
I think running is one of the greatest things we can do. With very little instruction, we can propel our body forward – jumping, leaping, and running. There will be injuries and obstacles that will slow us down to a jog or maybe even age itself. But don’t stop. Always keep going. Always keep running.
The side stitch is a sharp pain in your abdomen that generally pops up when you’re running. And it hurts. And the best way I have found to resolve it (and keep running) is to slow down but keep going. That period when you slow down is tough, especially if you’re in a race, because all you want to be doing is moving forward faster, and you can’t, you need to accept the slower pace.…
You can’t win the race to the fast answer. But the race for the best answer, the one that provides the most value… That race is still happening. Yeah, AI is good, the answers are getting better, but there is still lots of value out there. Your team isn’t necessarily looking for the fastest answer; they’re looking for the answer that helps them grow, learn, and become better at their jobs.