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…
Wait what? I thought I was supposed to be the one who was going to learn from you. I’m the one that needs teaching, you’re the one that knows more than me? I thought you were the expert. I’m just the hack, what are you going to learn from me? The beauty of any new relationship, partnership, endeavour, is that neither of you is the expert, you’re both looking to learn and you both want…
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…