The impression I got when I was in school was that everything had an answer. If the answer wasn't obvious then you could always look in the back of the book or ask someone for it. There was always a "correct" answer out there somewhere. The mirage of certainty fades away the higher up you… Continue reading Science Vs Entrepreneurship
Tag: motivation
Judging Babies
If someone goes up to a baby and says: "What could this thing ever achieve??!! Look at it, it's so weak and helpless! It will never accomplish anything!" Then you would probably call that person an idiot. But when some know it all looks at a young entrepreneur or an early stage startup and says:… Continue reading Judging Babies
It’s All Good
Learn to say "good"no matter what and I guarantee your life will improve. Your diet isn't going as well as you hoped. Good, it means you can lift heavier weights for longer. The development of your app is going slower than you thought. Good, it means you have longer to get it just right. You… Continue reading It’s All Good
Two Ways You Know You’re Talking To A Fool
Either They agree with everything you say Or They disagree with everything you say
Work At Its Best
I recently came across a poem by Kahlil Gibran, about what Work at its best actually is. Here is an excerpt: It is to weave the cloth with threads drawn from your heart, even as if your beloved were to wear that cloth. It is to build a house with affection, even as if your beloved were to… Continue reading Work At Its Best
This Is What Starting A Business Looks Like
Starting a startup is hard work. It's a very different kind of "hard" work than what most jobs require. It's not as difficult physically, as doing something like construction and it's not as intellectually demanding as something like medical school. However it is emotionally and psychologically draining as there is so much uncertainty involved. Not only… Continue reading This Is What Starting A Business Looks Like
What You’re Not Told
Businesses that were created five years ago faced a different set of challenges than the challenges they would have faced today. They also would have dealt with a market place which looks very different than today. That's not to say it's easier or harder today. It's just different. I think most people would be surprised… Continue reading What You’re Not Told
This Is Why We Can Change The NHS
The people at the top of the NHS, it is widely thought, have it so easy. If they just had the sense to engage with the public and front line staff then they could make things better, cheaper and more efficient. The people on the front lines of the NHS such as junior doctors, nurses… Continue reading This Is Why We Can Change The NHS
Welcome To Entrepreneurship
Everyone is one Google search away from getting the information that they need, to start doing work that matters. What is unfortunate though, is that lot of information isn't a Google search away. There's a lot of stuff in business that people don't write or talk about. When I meet other entrepreneurs, we talk about… Continue reading Welcome To Entrepreneurship
Creating Tension
Michael Schrage has written about what great organisations do. And his term for it is: "Who do you want your customers to become?" I think this is similar to asking "what change do you want to make?". Harley Davidson is an amazing brand, worth billions of dollars. Not because they make the best bikes in… Continue reading Creating Tension
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