Technology Entrepreneurship and the Disruption of Ambition - Entrepreneur First
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Technology Entrepreneurship and the Disruption of Ambition - Entrepreneur First
The path from 0 to 1 might start with asking and answering three questions. First, what is valuable? Second, what can I do? And third, what is nobody else doing?
The questions themselves are straightforward. Question one illustrates the difference between business and academia; in academia, the number one sin is plagiarism, not triviality. So much o... See more
The questions themselves are straightforward. Question one illustrates the difference between business and academia; in academia, the number one sin is plagiarism, not triviality. So much o... See more
Peter Thiel • Peter Thiel’s CS183: Startup - Class 1 Notes Essay
As for myself, I have a vivid memory of the late ‘90s tech bubble as I was a student in computer science at the time. The tech-related craze on financial markets was giving a lift to everyone on campus. It provided me and my fellow students with the firm impression that we were in the place to be, and that whatever we would do after graduating, it
... See moreNicolas Colin • Hedge: A Greater Safety Net for the Entrepreneurial Age
combination of smart, well trained, experienced, tenacious and motivated, and quite far away#—geographically, intellectually, and/or socially—from any organization’s
Andrew McAfee, Erik Brynjolfsson • Machine, Platform, Crowd: Harnessing Our Digital Future
The biggest challenges we face aren’t technical.
They are psychological, philosophical–questions of values, ethics, worldviews.
Just as we are living inside Zuckerberg’s belief in instant connection.
And Steve Jobs’ dream of the computer as a bicycle for the mind…
We are already stepping into the world imagined by Sam Altman.
But what is his vision of a
... See moreEntrepreneurial innovations, those undertaken by lone individuals, looked like they would be permanently marginalized. If you were smart enough and wanted to make a difference through technology, the corporate labs were where you had to be. The nineteenth century was the century of entrepreneurial tinkerers and lone scientists; the twentieth was th
... See moreNicolas Colin • Hedge: A Greater Safety Net for the Entrepreneurial Age
Back then, technical prowess meant market dominance. Y Combinator, the spiritual center of Silicon Valley,1 crowned technical founders as the chosen ones. Those who could manifest and master software were seen as gods. Venture capitalists funded those who could scale that code to massive heights. After all, software alone could transform giant, leg... See more