Remember this article the next time someone criticizes or tears down your little idea. With presumed minimal funding, an AI startup with vastly smaller resources just scared every other AI behemoth out there that is investing billions. It rings true of the Silicon Valley of Old. Any idea, no matter how many times it “might” have been done, can make an impact.
I have a lot of songs on my phone – too many songs – an insane number – but probably not close to what some people have. Still, it’s a lot. And the more you have, the more the shuffle and random feature never quite hits your mood. And every time I drive I think the same thing – “I need to make some playlists, I need to get organized, I need to get tuned…
You bring more than you think. Not just the technical ones. Not just the school ones. You bring the new approaches, the experience, the fresh starts, the ideas, the desire for change, the eagerness, the growth, the passion, and the execution. These are the skills you bring, these are the skills that there are countless LinkedIn articles on what you truly need to bring to a job. And you bring them all. Don’t discount that…
How many people make a startup? 1? 2? How many ideas do you need to have? Do you need to start with something, anything, and just get going? Do you need funding to support those you work with? Do you need to pay yourself? What are all these things and how do they contribute to what you are doing? The beauty of startups, unlike many other fields, is that they can take any form you…
A Sounding Board is someone you can bounce ideas off of. Someone you can get some advice from when what is in your head doesn’t sound right (or even if it sounds right to confirm what you are thinking). Whether it’s a project, a company, a joint venture – everyone needs a sounding board. With so much work being done remotely, we’ve lost what used to be our ad-hoc sounding boards – running ideas by…