Nathan Spainhour
@natespain
Nathan Spainhour
@natespain
Yancey Strickler’s Nine Creative Meditations
To me or to the mean - Focus on what makes your work strange or unique rather than trying to fit in with what everyone else is doing.
You are your audience - Create work that satisfies your own desires and interests rather than trying to please an imagined mass audience.
Small is more rewarding than big - V
In 1993, Jensen Huang pitched a startup idea to his former boss, Wilf Corrigan. After Jensen’s pitch, Wilf said, “I have no idea what you just said. That was one of the worst pitches I’ve ever heard.” Wilf then called the renowned venture capitalist Don Valentine, and said, “Don, I’m going to send a kid over to you. He’s one of the best employees I
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