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Everyone is winging itHampus Jakobsson, @hajak
6 dudes “wanted to work together”= clueless founded TAT 2002year 1: did everything figured out why there are business cardsSony Ericsson called us we were freaking amazing at building itwhy? a “hobby” lesson #1: be good at somethingwe were “hustlers”= re-invented the wheel of making business…we were honest, hard working, liked customers, liked problemsand liked communicating things lesson #2: communicatebut most of all: we were a great team how?lesson #3: be a nice person network things “just took off”samsung motorola nokia google etc honestly till 2010180 people amazing people we hired bosses smart peoplebut most of all: smart & nice people 2010: 13% of all phones…then Blackberry $150m and we just wanted to work together
This is all fun, but is it useful?
“There are no grown-ups. We suspect this when we are younger, but can confirm it only once we are the ones
writing books and attending parent-teacher conferences. Everyone is winging it, some just do it more confidently.”
- Pamela Druckerman, NYTimes
Who are you?
And why am I here?
I’m here because I want you to become and grow as a person and live life to its max.
How to develop and grow as a person= work at the edge of your abilities
= do something meaningful= ask for help and help others= zoom out from time to time
= you set and adjust the limits
STARTUP
Find a problemglobalpainful
commonFind a team
Find people in painBuild something
crappy100 users
You are the limitBe a thought leader
Keep learning-
The four only ways to fail1. economical bankruptcy2. emotional/relational/health bankruptcy3. trying too little and therefore becoming bitter4. becoming an asshole
Summary
1. it is always day zero2. don’t be put in a box. what do you want?3. intrinsic goals not extrinsic4. surround yourself with people you like5. don’t be an asshole6. make a difference. learn.7. remember: everyone is winging it
