FWIW, as an entrepreneur type I consider one of my top 3 key advantages the fact that I would actually appreciate it greatly if someone explained in detail why I was wasting my time with my current project. Thinking about this motivates me significantly because I haven’t met any other entrepreneur types who I’d guess this is also true for.
I keep a big list of ideas I’d like to implement. (Start up ideas, video games ideas, math research topics.. the three things that consume me =)
Quite often I’ll find out someone is working on one of these ideas, and my immediate reaction is… relief. Relief, because I found out early enough not to waste my time. But, more than that, I look at my list of ideas like an orphanage: I’m always happy when one of them finds a loving parent =p
Out of curiosity, what do you consider your other two key advantages?
I didn’t actually think of 3 key advantages, just figured that would be one of the top three. Probably if I was to list others, they would be willingness to trawl through a lot of ideas before finding one and implementing it, never giving up unless it really is the rational thing to do (the flip side of the original advantage), and coding ability. (Although this guy still freaks me out: http://weblog.markbao.com/2008/how-i-built-a-webapp-in-18-hours-for-699/)
Quite often I’ll find out someone is working on one of these ideas, and my immediate reaction is… relief. Relief, because I found out early enough not to waste my time. But, more than that, I look at my list of ideas like an orphanage: I’m always happy when one of them finds a loving parent =p
A kid genius entrepreneur.. awesome. You see kid genius mathematicians, chess players, musicians, etc… but an entrepreneur, that’s really different. The subject matter forces him to diversify, rather than focus in on a single skill. I’m a little inspired.
I think people often suck at following through.
Agreed. Sometimes I see someone working on an idea I had and become even more motivated to work on it.
A kid genius entrepreneur.. awesome. You see kid genius mathematicians, chess players, musicians, etc… but an entrepreneur, that’s really different.
I recall Tim Ferris relaying a tale of a young (~14) Olympian (Skier) who founded a remarkably successful business in order to support his international sport habit.
FWIW, as an entrepreneur type I consider one of my top 3 key advantages the fact that I would actually appreciate it greatly if someone explained in detail why I was wasting my time with my current project. Thinking about this motivates me significantly because I haven’t met any other entrepreneur types who I’d guess this is also true for.
Semi related:
I keep a big list of ideas I’d like to implement. (Start up ideas, video games ideas, math research topics.. the three things that consume me =)
Quite often I’ll find out someone is working on one of these ideas, and my immediate reaction is… relief. Relief, because I found out early enough not to waste my time. But, more than that, I look at my list of ideas like an orphanage: I’m always happy when one of them finds a loving parent =p
Out of curiosity, what do you consider your other two key advantages?
I didn’t actually think of 3 key advantages, just figured that would be one of the top three. Probably if I was to list others, they would be willingness to trawl through a lot of ideas before finding one and implementing it, never giving up unless it really is the rational thing to do (the flip side of the original advantage), and coding ability. (Although this guy still freaks me out: http://weblog.markbao.com/2008/how-i-built-a-webapp-in-18-hours-for-699/)
I think people often suck at following through.
A kid genius entrepreneur.. awesome. You see kid genius mathematicians, chess players, musicians, etc… but an entrepreneur, that’s really different. The subject matter forces him to diversify, rather than focus in on a single skill. I’m a little inspired.
Agreed. Sometimes I see someone working on an idea I had and become even more motivated to work on it.
I recall Tim Ferris relaying a tale of a young (~14) Olympian (Skier) who founded a remarkably successful business in order to support his international sport habit.
Great stuff—I like to think I’m like this also. And you’re right that it’s rare (I’m not totally convinced I have it).