Case study: Sana's vision
Austen Allred was homeless for 3 months when he was fundraising for his first company Grasswire, a media platform that lets everyone create collaborative news reports by voting on and fact-checking social media content in real-time. Austen was so broke that he couldn't afford to rent a place in Silicon Valley to meet with investors.
To still have a
... See moreLeo Luo • 🏫 Lambda School
Elan: Something that you’ve written about is this idea that there’s two kinds of startups: one that's solving a functional problem, and one that's manifesting a creative vision. What's your take on the distinction between the two?
Sari: People want to go on a journey. They want to understand what your vision is, not just what problem you’re... See more
Sari: People want to go on a journey. They want to understand what your vision is, not just what problem you’re... See more
Elan Miller • How to Make Users Go ‘Whoa’
Scott Belsky Talk at South Park Commons
Often designs from frustration
Right now, greater skill is being brought by compute and developing a democratization of many things (code, design, etc.). Because of this, taste will probably be the most important skill
Taste is derived from culture and overlap of industries
Because of that, there is no where