is that by asking you a question but before I do that I’m just going to lay
before I do that I’m just going to lay
before I do that I’m just going to lay out a couple of statistics which you’ve
out a couple of statistics which you’ve
out a couple of statistics which you’ve probably seen in some form or other
probably seen in some form or other
probably seen in some form or other before according to Oxford 40% of car
before according to Oxford 40% of car
before according to Oxford 40% of car jobs will no longer exist in the next 25
jobs will no longer exist in the next 25
jobs will no longer exist in the next 25 years
years
years another stat around that would be 60 to
another stat around that would be 60 to
another stat around that would be 60 to 70 percent of jobs that we’re training
70 percent of jobs that we’re training
70 percent of jobs that we’re training for will disappear in the next 15 years
for will disappear in the next 15 years
for will disappear in the next 15 years according to the Australian Youth
according to the Australian Youth
according to the Australian Youth Foundation interesting Burnet salt would
Foundation interesting Burnet salt would
Foundation interesting Burnet salt would put this in a different way in a
put this in a different way in a
put this in a different way in a democrat a demographer sway there is no
democrat a demographer sway there is no
democrat a demographer sway there is no job enterprise nor government department
job enterprise nor government department
job enterprise nor government department that will not be reimagined within the
that will not be reimagined within the
that will not be reimagined within the lifetime of the current generation that
lifetime of the current generation that
lifetime of the current generation that would be you guys right so my question
would be you guys right so my question
would be you guys right so my question for you what do you want to be when you
for you what do you want to be when you
for you what do you want to be when you grow up hard question particularly since
grow up hard question particularly since
grow up hard question particularly since you actually don’t know what those jobs
you actually don’t know what those jobs
you actually don’t know what those jobs are going to be so what are you gonna be
are going to be so what are you gonna be
are going to be so what are you gonna be when you grow up it’s actually being a
when you grow up it’s actually being a
when you grow up it’s actually being a hard question for a long time it was a
hard question for a long time it was a
hard question for a long time it was a hard question when I was growing up when
hard question when I was growing up when
hard question when I was growing up when I was kind of at that kind of want to be
I was kind of at that kind of want to be
I was kind of at that kind of want to be school across the river there it was you
school across the river there it was you
school across the river there it was you know when we were growing up it was like
know when we were growing up it was like
know when we were growing up it was like we really didn’t know what we wanted to
we really didn’t know what we wanted to
we really didn’t know what we wanted to do either but our choices had had some
do either but our choices had had some
do either but our choices had had some limitations to it right they were they
limitations to it right they were they
limitations to it right they were they were reasonably well defined you know
were reasonably well defined you know
were reasonably well defined you know you could you could do a trade you could
you could you could do a trade you could
you could you could do a trade you could you know you could be a plumber a chippy
you know you could be a plumber a chippy
you know you could be a plumber a chippy or another you could you could become
or another you could you could become
or another you could you could become enjoying the services you could go to
enjoying the services you could go to
enjoying the services you could go to university you needed study engineering
university you needed study engineering
university you needed study engineering or law or whatever and with you did
or law or whatever and with you did
or law or whatever and with you did those you kind of had this expectation
those you kind of had this expectation
those you kind of had this expectation that would lead you down a path that
that would lead you down a path that
that would lead you down a path that would set you up for most of your life
would set you up for most of your life
would set you up for most of your life right it didn’t mean you you kind of
right it didn’t mean you you kind of
right it didn’t mean you you kind of knew what you wanted to do but you faked
knew what you wanted to do but you faked
knew what you wanted to do but you faked pretty good if you got a choice you can
pretty good if you got a choice you can
pretty good if you got a choice you can you where you’re gonna go your choices
you where you’re gonna go your choices
you where you’re gonna go your choices today are far more complicated there are
today are far more complicated there are
today are far more complicated there are far more options you can you can decide
far more options you can you can decide
far more options you can you can decide to do far more choices and far more
to do far more choices and far more
to do far more choices and far more paths you can take but beyond that to
paths you can take but beyond that to
paths you can take but beyond that to you of course once you take apart you
you of course once you take apart you
you of course once you take apart you then are you know in a number of years
then are you know in a number of years
then are you know in a number of years need to change that path because that
need to change that path because that
need to change that path because that job won’t exist anymore so you got to do
job won’t exist anymore so you got to do
job won’t exist anymore so you got to do something else right so it’s not just
something else right so it’s not just
something else right so it’s not just choosing today it’s choosing
choosing today it’s choosing
choosing today it’s choosing being able to reaches as you go along so
being able to reaches as you go along so
being able to reaches as you go along so life is is a lot more challenging far
life is is a lot more challenging far
life is is a lot more challenging far more opportunities
more opportunities
more opportunities and perhaps a little bit more scarier
and perhaps a little bit more scarier
and perhaps a little bit more scarier than it used to be so for me I chose to
than it used to be so for me I chose to
than it used to be so for me I chose to do electrical engineering or in fact I
do electrical engineering or in fact I
do electrical engineering or in fact I chose not to do a bunch of other things
chose not to do a bunch of other things
chose not to do a bunch of other things my mates were doing electoral
my mates were doing electoral
my mates were doing electoral engineering kinda good at maths I
engineering kinda good at maths I
engineering kinda good at maths I thought this would probably be okay and
thought this would probably be okay and
thought this would probably be okay and it was actually quite a good choice it
it was actually quite a good choice it
it was actually quite a good choice it served me very very well I joined a
served me very very well I joined a
served me very very well I joined a young company we’d call it a tech
young company we’d call it a tech
young company we’d call it a tech startup nowadays it wasn’t back then but
startup nowadays it wasn’t back then but
startup nowadays it wasn’t back then but it was just a you know a young company
it was just a you know a young company
it was just a you know a young company doing bunches of interesting stuff with
doing bunches of interesting stuff with
doing bunches of interesting stuff with computers and that grew pretty
computers and that grew pretty
computers and that grew pretty significantly we ended up being acquired
significantly we ended up being acquired
significantly we ended up being acquired by a North American company that went
by a North American company that went
by a North American company that went into North America with where I lived
into North America with where I lived
into North America with where I lived with my family for four years doing some
with my family for four years doing some
with my family for four years doing some rolls over there we ended up spending a
rolls over there we ended up spending a
rolls over there we ended up spending a bunch of time in South Asia and and
bunch of time in South Asia and and
bunch of time in South Asia and and Europe and places and with that I got to
Europe and places and with that I got to
Europe and places and with that I got to learn how big big the world actually is
learn how big big the world actually is
learn how big big the world actually is and how small Australia really is a
and how small Australia really is a
and how small Australia really is a global place where a little piece of
global place where a little piece of
global place where a little piece of that great place the great little piece
that great place the great little piece
that great place the great little piece of it a little piece nonetheless so
of it a little piece nonetheless so
of it a little piece nonetheless so after that I did a bunch of things in
after that I did a bunch of things in
after that I did a bunch of things in health and REM owned company and did a
health and REM owned company and did a
health and REM owned company and did a bunch of things but got to deal with
bunch of things but got to deal with
bunch of things but got to deal with inventors as an in working with an
inventors as an in working with an
inventors as an in working with an industrial design company but for the
industrial design company but for the
industrial design company but for the last four years I’ve had probably the
last four years I’ve had probably the
last four years I’ve had probably the most interesting time and that’s been
most interesting time and that’s been
most interesting time and that’s been where I’ve been engaged as the director
where I’ve been engaged as the director
where I’ve been engaged as the director of this thing called iLab and I’ll add
of this thing called iLab and I’ll add
of this thing called iLab and I’ll add is actually a place where we help young
is actually a place where we help young
is actually a place where we help young entrepreneurs young founders create new
entrepreneurs young founders create new
entrepreneurs young founders create new startup companies and we give them the
startup companies and we give them the
startup companies and we give them the opportunities to do that the mentoring
opportunities to do that the mentoring
opportunities to do that the mentoring to do that and we get to look at all of
to do that and we get to look at all of
to do that and we get to look at all of those skills that actually are useful
those skills that actually are useful
those skills that actually are useful when you’re trying to create take this
when you’re trying to create take this
when you’re trying to create take this idea and make it into you know a new
idea and make it into you know a new
idea and make it into you know a new startup business what are the things you
startup business what are the things you
startup business what are the things you need to have to make that successful and
need to have to make that successful and
need to have to make that successful and also what are the characteristics did
also what are the characteristics did
also what are the characteristics did you use to grow that or file it quickly
you use to grow that or file it quickly
you use to grow that or file it quickly right that’s the other piece of it you
right that’s the other piece of it you
right that’s the other piece of it you don’t wanna spend a lot of time doing
don’t wanna spend a lot of time doing
don’t wanna spend a lot of time doing something for a long time that’s not
something for a long time that’s not
something for a long time that’s not going to go anywhere so you need to
going to go anywhere so you need to
going to go anywhere so you need to learn about that so that we’ve learned a
learn about that so that we’ve learned a
learn about that so that we’ve learned a lot of skills so my idea for you today
lot of skills so my idea for you today
lot of skills so my idea for you today is that as you are challenged by all of
is that as you are challenged by all of
is that as you are challenged by all of those choices and those choices you’re
those choices and those choices you’re
those choices and those choices you’re going to have to make again and again in
going to have to make again and again in
going to have to make again and again in the in its new disrupting world is I
the in its new disrupting world is I
the in its new disrupting world is I think those startup skills will put you
think those startup skills will put you
think those startup skills will put you in give you a great foundation to be
in give you a great foundation to be
in give you a great foundation to be attacking that they’re not academic
attacking that they’re not academic
attacking that they’re not academic skills they’re experiential skills I
skills they’re experiential skills I
skills they’re experiential skills I know talk about that let’s let’s touch
know talk about that let’s let’s touch
know talk about that let’s let’s touch on a bit of disruption first you know
on a bit of disruption first you know
on a bit of disruption first you know you will have heard the word I’m sure
you will have heard the word I’m sure
you will have heard the word I’m sure this is this is being played in many
this is this is being played in many
this is this is being played in many discussions that you have had let’s
discussions that you have had let’s
discussions that you have had let’s let’s touch on the uber and airbnb this
let’s touch on the uber and airbnb this
let’s touch on the uber and airbnb this is a software companies right they don’t
is a software companies right they don’t
is a software companies right they don’t own anything they don’t own hotels they
own anything they don’t own hotels they
own anything they don’t own hotels they don’t own cars right they just match
don’t own cars right they just match
don’t own cars right they just match people who need a room with people
people who need a room with people
people who need a room with people who’ve got a room with software and they
who’ve got a room with software and they
who’ve got a room with software and they do that on a global scale so now they
do that on a global scale so now they
do that on a global scale so now they are the biggest transport company they
are the biggest transport company they
are the biggest transport company they are the biggest accommodation company in
are the biggest accommodation company in
are the biggest accommodation company in the world bigger than all of those
the world bigger than all of those
the world bigger than all of those Hilton’s and who have all those hotel
Hilton’s and who have all those hotel
Hilton’s and who have all those hotel chains right they’re just bigots of
chains right they’re just bigots of
chains right they’re just bigots of incredibly disrupting companies and
incredibly disrupting companies and
incredibly disrupting companies and classic cases of that other things that
classic cases of that other things that
classic cases of that other things that are percolating around this now things
are percolating around this now things
are percolating around this now things like machine learning this is where the
like machine learning this is where the
like machine learning this is where the data of the world is being sucked up
data of the world is being sucked up
data of the world is being sucked up more and more into into the king of the
more and more into into the king of the
more and more into into the king of the cloud and the computing power on that is
cloud and the computing power on that is
cloud and the computing power on that is getting bigger and bigger the tools and
getting bigger and bigger the tools and
getting bigger and bigger the tools and techniques to actually use that and and
techniques to actually use that and and
techniques to actually use that and and have programs learn to look at data look
have programs learn to look at data look
have programs learn to look at data look at another set of data
at another set of data
at another set of data learn the difference an iterative and
learn the difference an iterative and
learn the difference an iterative and then make decisions on that that’s
then make decisions on that that’s
then make decisions on that that’s what’s coming that’s what that’s what
what’s coming that’s what that’s what
what’s coming that’s what that’s what it’s not coming it’s actually here I can
it’s not coming it’s actually here I can
it’s not coming it’s actually here I can at the end of my working day go down to
at the end of my working day go down to
at the end of my working day go down to my car my phone will be pick me and
my car my phone will be pick me and
my car my phone will be pick me and it’ll tell me and for me to drive home
it’ll tell me and for me to drive home
it’ll tell me and for me to drive home it’ll take me about 25 minutes with the
it’ll take me about 25 minutes with the
it’ll take me about 25 minutes with the current traffic conditions I didn’t ask
current traffic conditions I didn’t ask
current traffic conditions I didn’t ask to be told that my phone with mr. Google
to be told that my phone with mr. Google
to be told that my phone with mr. Google just said it out to me right he’s
just said it out to me right he’s
just said it out to me right he’s learning my behaviors which is kind of
learning my behaviors which is kind of
learning my behaviors which is kind of scary but that’s a really simple example
scary but that’s a really simple example
scary but that’s a really simple example and you see it starting to be cooked
and you see it starting to be cooked
and you see it starting to be cooked like more and more and more so this
like more and more and more so this
like more and more and more so this machine learning will be incredibly
machine learning will be incredibly
machine learning will be incredibly interesting the previous speaker was
interesting the previous speaker was
interesting the previous speaker was talking about the things the rational
talking about the things the rational
talking about the things the rational thoughts that we do to make decisions on
thoughts that we do to make decisions on
thoughts that we do to make decisions on a lot of those rational thoughts are
a lot of those rational thoughts are
a lot of those rational thoughts are going to be done with computers which by
going to be done with computers which by
going to be done with computers which by the way leaves you a great opportunity
the way leaves you a great opportunity
the way leaves you a great opportunity to have more intuition and use that side
to have more intuition and use that side
to have more intuition and use that side of your brain a lot more because
of your brain a lot more because
of your brain a lot more because computers aren’t really good at that
computers aren’t really good at that
computers aren’t really good at that right so other things that you can see
right so other things that you can see
right so other things that you can see following from that health law and
following from that health law and
following from that health law and accounting you know these are classic
accounting you know these are classic
accounting you know these are classic classic career paths that have been a
classic career paths that have been a
classic career paths that have been a bit around for decades and decades
bit around for decades and decades
bit around for decades and decades whole pieces of that are moving into
whole pieces of that are moving into
whole pieces of that are moving into this territory where this is information
this territory where this is information
this territory where this is information I look at it I compare it to past
I look at it I compare it to past
I look at it I compare it to past information that I’ve got past knowledge
information that I’ve got past knowledge
information that I’ve got past knowledge that I’ve got and I make a decision on
that I’ve got and I make a decision on
that I’ve got and I make a decision on that right computers are actually really
that right computers are actually really
that right computers are actually really good at that particularly when it gets
good at that particularly when it gets
good at that particularly when it gets to be more and more repetitive and so so
to be more and more repetitive and so so
to be more and more repetitive and so so there’s a whole big chunks of those
there’s a whole big chunks of those
there’s a whole big chunks of those areas of careers that are going to be
areas of careers that are going to be
areas of careers that are going to be turned on their head in in the future
turned on their head in in the future
turned on their head in in the future and they’re not too distant future so
and they’re not too distant future so
and they’re not too distant future so it’s not that doctors will go away but
it’s not that doctors will go away but
it’s not that doctors will go away but they will shift in what what they need
they will shift in what what they need
they will shift in what what they need to be good at and away from a lot of the
to be good at and away from a lot of the
to be good at and away from a lot of the repetitive stuff that they don’t need to
repetitive stuff that they don’t need to
repetitive stuff that they don’t need to be they’re not going to be as good as
be they’re not going to be as good as
be they’re not going to be as good as yes computers are banking is really
yes computers are banking is really
yes computers are banking is really interesting there’s been some noise
interesting there’s been some noise
interesting there’s been some noise about Bitcoin are not sure if you’ve
about Bitcoin are not sure if you’ve
about Bitcoin are not sure if you’ve seen that in the in the press of life
seen that in the in the press of life
seen that in the in the press of life but banks exists because that is where I
but banks exists because that is where I
but banks exists because that is where I can put my money it’s safe it’s been
can put my money it’s safe it’s been
can put my money it’s safe it’s been trusted it’s secure and if I want to
trusted it’s secure and if I want to
trusted it’s secure and if I want to send it to my mate across the world I
send it to my mate across the world I
send it to my mate across the world I can do that through my banking system
can do that through my banking system
can do that through my banking system and I know it will get to you but that’s
and I know it will get to you but that’s
and I know it will get to you but that’s been the fundamental basis of banking
been the fundamental basis of banking
been the fundamental basis of banking for centuries what bitcoin does and the
for centuries what bitcoin does and the
for centuries what bitcoin does and the technology underneath that is actually
technology underneath that is actually
technology underneath that is actually it says that within this distributed
it says that within this distributed
it says that within this distributed computing network I can securely at an
computing network I can securely at an
computing network I can securely at an untrusted way take my currency and send
untrusted way take my currency and send
untrusted way take my currency and send it from where I am in that network to
it from where I am in that network to
it from where I am in that network to where you are in that network without
where you are in that network without
where you are in that network without having this Bank in the middle anymore
having this Bank in the middle anymore
having this Bank in the middle anymore that’s why banks are really concerned
that’s why banks are really concerned
that’s why banks are really concerned about this type of technology ubiquitous
about this type of technology ubiquitous
about this type of technology ubiquitous knowledge access this is kind of a weird
knowledge access this is kind of a weird
knowledge access this is kind of a weird thing but you know smartphones like it
thing but you know smartphones like it
thing but you know smartphones like it gets my place now for less than 250
gets my place now for less than 250
gets my place now for less than 250 dollars less than $50 and if you imagine
dollars less than $50 and if you imagine
dollars less than $50 and if you imagine now that all of those people in the
now that all of those people in the
now that all of those people in the world who’ve never been able to afford
world who’ve never been able to afford
world who’ve never been able to afford you know such a tool now had such a tool
you know such a tool now had such a tool
you know such a tool now had such a tool that they can actually use that to
that they can actually use that to
that they can actually use that to access all the knowledge that we can
access all the knowledge that we can
access all the knowledge that we can access right so all of those developing
access right so all of those developing
access right so all of those developing countries all of those third-world
countries all of those third-world
countries all of those third-world countries they now have fundamental
countries they now have fundamental
countries they now have fundamental access to information that they’ve never
access to information that they’ve never
access to information that they’ve never ever had before
ever had before
ever had before the RHIB
the RHIB
the RHIB Effects of that I think globally are
Effects of that I think globally are
Effects of that I think globally are going to be really significant really
going to be really significant really
going to be really significant really see so you have a whole range of things
see so you have a whole range of things
see so you have a whole range of things that are disrupting the world right so
that are disrupting the world right so
that are disrupting the world right so what about things that are we doing
what about things that are we doing
what about things that are we doing locally me give me an example of
locally me give me an example of
locally me give me an example of something that’s happening locally
there’s this company called res Abbott
there’s this company called res Abbott health now out of University there was
health now out of University there was
health now out of University there was some research done that said if you
some research done that said if you
some research done that said if you cough you can determine what respiratory
cough you can determine what respiratory
cough you can determine what respiratory ailment or disease you may have do you
ailment or disease you may have do you
ailment or disease you may have do you have a call do you have asthma
have a call do you have asthma
have a call do you have asthma bronchitis pneumonia but just by
bronchitis pneumonia but just by
bronchitis pneumonia but just by analyzing the sound of the cough so in
analyzing the sound of the cough so in
analyzing the sound of the cough so in order to do that you need a microphone
order to do that you need a microphone
order to do that you need a microphone and you need a computer you need a
and you need a computer you need a
and you need a computer you need a microphone and you need a computer so
microphone and you need a computer so
microphone and you need a computer so suddenly I can copy into my phone and
suddenly I can copy into my phone and
suddenly I can copy into my phone and now if I’ve got pneumonia there was no
now if I’ve got pneumonia there was no
now if I’ve got pneumonia there was no doctor in that process right there’s no
doctor in that process right there’s no
doctor in that process right there’s no Sullivan and nickel ATS in that process
Sullivan and nickel ATS in that process
Sullivan and nickel ATS in that process it was just me and my phone and a
it was just me and my phone and a
it was just me and my phone and a computer so you know that type of
computer so you know that type of
computer so you know that type of technology and then you can apply that
technology and then you can apply that
technology and then you can apply that into the developing countries as well so
into the developing countries as well so
into the developing countries as well so suddenly they can do this stuff too in
suddenly they can do this stuff too in
suddenly they can do this stuff too in the future so it’s really this is
the future so it’s really this is
the future so it’s really this is happening in Brisbane it’s like a team
happening in Brisbane it’s like a team
happening in Brisbane it’s like a team of ten less than ten people I think
of ten less than ten people I think
of ten less than ten people I think obviously they’re doing work globally
obviously they’re doing work globally
obviously they’re doing work globally and they’re doing trials and testing
and they’re doing trials and testing
and they’re doing trials and testing globally but that company is now worth
globally but that company is now worth
globally but that company is now worth over two hundred million dollars and it
over two hundred million dollars and it
over two hundred million dollars and it was only created about two years ago and
was only created about two years ago and
was only created about two years ago and it’s because it’s the technology can be
it’s because it’s the technology can be
it’s because it’s the technology can be scaled really quickly and simply using
scaled really quickly and simply using
scaled really quickly and simply using the tools that we have today but that’s
the tools that we have today but that’s
the tools that we have today but that’s you know that’s a very interesting
you know that’s a very interesting
you know that’s a very interesting example of disrupting the testing of
medical testing space so that’s
medical testing space so that’s interesting
interesting
interesting all right so the world is changing about
all right so the world is changing about
all right so the world is changing about yes you know that people are doing
yes you know that people are doing
yes you know that people are doing interesting things that’s fantastic so
interesting things that’s fantastic so
interesting things that’s fantastic so what is it that you should think about
what is it that you should think about
what is it that you should think about doing that actually gonna help you have
doing that actually gonna help you have
doing that actually gonna help you have a place in that future have it have a
a place in that future have it have a
a place in that future have it have a role in that future have a leadership
role in that future have a leadership
role in that future have a leadership place in that future so the some idea I
place in that future so the some idea I
place in that future so the some idea I think with all of the tech with all of
think with all of the tech with all of
think with all of the tech with all of the skills that you get by playing in
the skills that you get by playing in
the skills that you get by playing in the startup space then I think that will
the startup space then I think that will
the startup space then I think that will serve you well so what are those skills
serve you well so what are those skills
serve you well so what are those skills first of all I want to talk about is
first of all I want to talk about is
first of all I want to talk about is this area
this area
this area ideas and ideation and intuition that
ideas and ideation and intuition that
ideas and ideation and intuition that this is where you look around and you
this is where you look around and you
this is where you look around and you see things do you think that can be done
see things do you think that can be done
see things do you think that can be done differently now I can do that in a
differently now I can do that in a
differently now I can do that in a different way now I don’t need to follow
different way now I don’t need to follow
different way now I don’t need to follow what everyone has always told me because
what everyone has always told me because
what everyone has always told me because that no longer is relevant I can upend
that no longer is relevant I can upend
that no longer is relevant I can upend that I can do it in a different way look
that I can do it in a different way look
that I can do it in a different way look for those ideas so this ideation phase
for those ideas so this ideation phase
for those ideas so this ideation phase this ability to look around you and take
this ability to look around you and take
this ability to look around you and take different paths
different paths
different paths don’t don’t don’t neglect that the
don’t don’t don’t neglect that the
don’t don’t don’t neglect that the second the second one I want to talk
second the second one I want to talk
second the second one I want to talk about is this thing called execution
about is this thing called execution
about is this thing called execution right if you ever go to a startup thing
right if you ever go to a startup thing
right if you ever go to a startup thing you will see a t-shirt that says
you will see a t-shirt that says
you will see a t-shirt that says execution is everything okay and and
execution is everything okay and and
execution is everything okay and and that’s because in this space now you can
that’s because in this space now you can
that’s because in this space now you can do things really quickly and really
do things really quickly and really
do things really quickly and really cheaply and that gives you the
cheaply and that gives you the
cheaply and that gives you the opportunity to actually test things by
opportunity to actually test things by
opportunity to actually test things by doing rather than overanalyze things and
doing rather than overanalyze things and
doing rather than overanalyze things and taking a much longer time so getting in
taking a much longer time so getting in
taking a much longer time so getting in and doing becomes a really valid form of
and doing becomes a really valid form of
and doing becomes a really valid form of proving what you have is correct or not
proving what you have is correct or not
proving what you have is correct or not and you learn a lot by doing you’ll
and you learn a lot by doing you’ll
and you learn a lot by doing you’ll learn a lot more by doing than by
learn a lot more by doing than by
learn a lot more by doing than by reading about something you had a lot
reading about something you had a lot
reading about something you had a lot more by talking to real customers than
more by talking to real customers than
more by talking to real customers than you do about thinking what they should
you do about thinking what they should
you do about thinking what they should do they should have so if you have this
do they should have so if you have this
do they should have so if you have this idea if you have this intuition about
idea if you have this intuition about
idea if you have this intuition about something then go and execute on it
something then go and execute on it
something then go and execute on it really quickly go and test it out don’t
really quickly go and test it out don’t
really quickly go and test it out don’t just Mull on it for too long
just Mull on it for too long
just Mull on it for too long right so execution is a really important
right so execution is a really important
right so execution is a really important skill and if you execute on something
skill and if you execute on something
skill and if you execute on something and find actually that no it doesn’t
and find actually that no it doesn’t
and find actually that no it doesn’t work well then move change do something
work well then move change do something
work well then move change do something else
teams and people are really important
teams and people are really important too so this isn’t this isn’t a new thing
too so this isn’t this isn’t a new thing
too so this isn’t this isn’t a new thing it’s not like the startup scene is
it’s not like the startup scene is
it’s not like the startup scene is always said that you know you need a
always said that you know you need a
always said that you know you need a team to go forward you need to
team to go forward you need to
team to go forward you need to collaborate it’s always being important
collaborate it’s always being important
collaborate it’s always being important but it is it is really important that
but it is it is really important that
but it is it is really important that you able to find people who can work
you able to find people who can work
you able to find people who can work with you and your passion and get this
with you and your passion and get this
with you and your passion and get this thing underway right so finding these
thing underway right so finding these
thing underway right so finding these two what we call co-founders people who
two what we call co-founders people who
two what we call co-founders people who are not you though you don’t want the
are not you though you don’t want the
are not you though you don’t want the same you beside you because that doesn’t
same you beside you because that doesn’t
same you beside you because that doesn’t give you a different viewpoint that
give you a different viewpoint that
give you a different viewpoint that doesn’t provide you a different skill so
doesn’t provide you a different skill so
doesn’t provide you a different skill so you need to find people who are
you need to find people who are
you need to find people who are different to you and who provide
different to you and who provide
different to you and who provide different skills
different skills
different skills different outlooks and there’s a
different outlooks and there’s a
different outlooks and there’s a diversity that’s a really benefit so
diversity that’s a really benefit so
diversity that’s a really benefit so look for other people around you who
look for other people around you who
look for other people around you who aren’t just like you but who you can
aren’t just like you but who you can
aren’t just like you but who you can collaborate with so this collaboration
collaborate with so this collaboration
collaborate with so this collaboration is important communication and bitching
is important communication and bitching
is important communication and bitching you’ll not go to a start-up event where
you’ll not go to a start-up event where
you’ll not go to a start-up event where you won’t see somebody bitching right
you won’t see somebody bitching right
you won’t see somebody bitching right you’ll go to a startup weekend or a
you’ll go to a startup weekend or a
you’ll go to a startup weekend or a hackathon or some of these things and in
hackathon or some of these things and in
hackathon or some of these things and in the end they all end up with somebody
the end they all end up with somebody
the end they all end up with somebody bitching why is bitching important
bitching why is bitching important
bitching why is bitching important because you can’t get support for your
because you can’t get support for your
because you can’t get support for your idea you can’t find people to work with
idea you can’t find people to work with
idea you can’t find people to work with you you can’t find customers you can’t
you you can’t find customers you can’t
you you can’t find customers you can’t find people to give you money if you
find people to give you money if you
find people to give you money if you cannot take them on your journey so you
cannot take them on your journey so you
cannot take them on your journey so you need to be able to learn a pitch so
need to be able to learn a pitch so
need to be able to learn a pitch so communication and pitching is another
communication and pitching is another
communication and pitching is another very important skill so since that’s
very important skill so since that’s
very important skill so since that’s what I’m trying to talk to you about in
what I’m trying to talk to you about in
what I’m trying to talk to you about in order for you to succeed in this new
order for you to succeed in this new
order for you to succeed in this new world you need to evolve quickly you
world you need to evolve quickly you
world you need to evolve quickly you need to be able to take ideas and
need to be able to take ideas and
need to be able to take ideas and execute on them quickly you need to be
execute on them quickly you need to be
execute on them quickly you need to be able to bring people along with you on
able to bring people along with you on
able to bring people along with you on that journey
that journey
that journey all of those are startup skills and you
all of those are startup skills and you
all of those are startup skills and you can find those by playing in the startup
can find those by playing in the startup
can find those by playing in the startup space by going to events by joining some
space by going to events by joining some
space by going to events by joining some of these weekends by doing some of those
of these weekends by doing some of those
of these weekends by doing some of those programs that the schools are offering
programs that the schools are offering
programs that the schools are offering and the universities are offering and a
and the universities are offering and a
and the universities are offering and a lot of the great startup ecosystem
lot of the great startup ecosystem
lot of the great startup ecosystem around town is offering its ability to
around town is offering its ability to
around town is offering its ability to bring a place to be right now lots of
bring a place to be right now lots of
bring a place to be right now lots of things happening and this isn’t because
things happening and this isn’t because
things happening and this isn’t because I think you should stone you can start
I think you should stone you can start
I think you should stone you can start your own company right hopefully some of
your own company right hopefully some of
your own company right hopefully some of you will because of that but I think it
you will because of that but I think it
you will because of that but I think it is not too far down the track that the
is not too far down the track that the
is not too far down the track that the bigger companies are going to come to
bigger companies are going to come to
bigger companies are going to come to you and say what startups have you done
you and say what startups have you done
you and say what startups have you done on your CV what what have you done and
on your CV what what have you done and
on your CV what what have you done and create your own initiatives and they
create your own initiatives and they
create your own initiatives and they gotta look at that on your on your CV
gotta look at that on your on your CV
gotta look at that on your on your CV because they want people who can help
because they want people who can help
because they want people who can help them disrupt their own companies because
them disrupt their own companies because
them disrupt their own companies because they know they have to change so they
they know they have to change so they
they know they have to change so they got to look for people who can do these
got to look for people who can do these
got to look for people who can do these things as well right something is really
things as well right something is really
things as well right something is really important quickly I want to just talk a
important quickly I want to just talk a
important quickly I want to just talk a little bit about another piece of this
little bit about another piece of this
little bit about another piece of this we’ve got a lot of things happening in
we’ve got a lot of things happening in
we’ve got a lot of things happening in the world and there’s that there’s
the world and there’s that there’s
the world and there’s that there’s another layer that you want to take you
another layer that you want to take you
another layer that you want to take you along recently our prime minister talked
along recently our prime minister talked
along recently our prime minister talked about innovation as the saving of the
about innovation as the saving of the
about innovation as the saving of the nation and he was talking to a crowd
nation and he was talking to a crowd
nation and he was talking to a crowd that had this this trading in at this
that had this this trading in at this
that had this this trading in at this welder in it and his response to that
welder in it and his response to that
welder in it and his response to that was I really don’t understand what does
was I really don’t understand what does
was I really don’t understand what does he want
he want
he want to do does he want me like well two
to do does he want me like well two
to do does he want me like well two iPads together what does that actually
iPads together what does that actually
iPads together what does that actually mean to me he doesn’t understand if you
mean to me he doesn’t understand if you
mean to me he doesn’t understand if you have a grandfather who perhaps has spent
have a grandfather who perhaps has spent
have a grandfather who perhaps has spent his life saving and for three taxi
his life saving and for three taxi
his life saving and for three taxi licenses valued about one and a half
licenses valued about one and a half
licenses valued about one and a half million dollars fifty years of work and
million dollars fifty years of work and
million dollars fifty years of work and that that is now a decimated investment
that that is now a decimated investment
that that is now a decimated investment by the by uber coming along right that
by the by uber coming along right that
by the by uber coming along right that makes him angry and people are angry all
makes him angry and people are angry all
makes him angry and people are angry all across the world because of this
across the world because of this
across the world because of this disruption so you need to take people
disruption so you need to take people
disruption so you need to take people with you I was in London for the brexit
with you I was in London for the brexit
with you I was in London for the brexit vote about 12 months ago it was
vote about 12 months ago it was
vote about 12 months ago it was fascinating I was in a startup scene and
fascinating I was in a startup scene and
fascinating I was in a startup scene and everyone was saying we will stay we will
everyone was saying we will stay we will
everyone was saying we will stay we will stay it’s really important to have a
stay it’s really important to have a
stay it’s really important to have a global community it’s really important
global community it’s really important
global community it’s really important to have our ideas flowing across
to have our ideas flowing across
to have our ideas flowing across boundaries it’s really important for us
boundaries it’s really important for us
boundaries it’s really important for us to have access to markets quickly so we
to have access to markets quickly so we
to have access to markets quickly so we really need to stay of course that’s
really need to stay of course that’s
really need to stay of course that’s what will happen actually that’s not
what will happen actually that’s not
what will happen actually that’s not what happened we left they left and they
what happened we left they left and they
what happened we left they left and they were tears the next day absolute tears
were tears the next day absolute tears
were tears the next day absolute tears with my colleagues there so why did that
with my colleagues there so why did that
with my colleagues there so why did that happen one of the things you look at
happen one of the things you look at
happen one of the things you look at here is about age so if you were young
here is about age so if you were young
here is about age so if you were young if you were young
if you were young
if you were young you’re kind of top right there you voted
you’re kind of top right there you voted
you’re kind of top right there you voted to stay if you’re older you voted to
to stay if you’re older you voted to
to stay if you’re older you voted to leave it was really clear-cut right so
leave it was really clear-cut right so
leave it was really clear-cut right so that that goes a little bit about what
that that goes a little bit about what
that that goes a little bit about what type of as you get older what type of
type of as you get older what type of
type of as you get older what type of characteristics do you have I think
characteristics do you have I think
characteristics do you have I think there’s an order predictability and
there’s an order predictability and
there’s an order predictability and control that you’re looking for when
control that you’re looking for when
control that you’re looking for when you’re older you are less risky less
you’re older you are less risky less
you’re older you are less risky less risk-averse more risk-averse
risk-averse more risk-averse
risk-averse more risk-averse when you’re younger you’re kind of
when you’re younger you’re kind of
when you’re younger you’re kind of global open and connected and your
global open and connected and your
global open and connected and your digital so you are you’ve been involved
digital so you are you’ve been involved
digital so you are you’ve been involved in a global world from day one so you
in a global world from day one so you
in a global world from day one so you need to you know retain that but
need to you know retain that but
need to you know retain that but remember that there’s a whole bunch of
remember that there’s a whole bunch of
remember that there’s a whole bunch of people who are scared about what this
people who are scared about what this
people who are scared about what this world is bringing and so you need to put
world is bringing and so you need to put
world is bringing and so you need to put yourself in those people’s shoes you
yourself in those people’s shoes you
yourself in those people’s shoes you need to have a level of empathy that
need to have a level of empathy that
need to have a level of empathy that goes with this a level of ethics that go
goes with this a level of ethics that go
goes with this a level of ethics that go with one so when you do something
with one so when you do something
with one so when you do something different that’s going to affect
different that’s going to affect
different that’s going to affect people’s lives it’s going to change
people’s lives it’s going to change
people’s lives it’s going to change their job to change their investments or
their job to change their investments or
their job to change their investments or whatever it might be you need to do
whatever it might be you need to do
whatever it might be you need to do whatever you can to understand that
whatever you can to understand that
whatever you can to understand that bring them along with you on this
bring them along with you on this
bring them along with you on this journey so ideas execution collaboration
journey so ideas execution collaboration
journey so ideas execution collaboration and pitching a really strong skills that
and pitching a really strong skills that
and pitching a really strong skills that you
you
you learn in the startup space and I would
learn in the startup space and I would
learn in the startup space and I would deploy you to take a level of empathy as
deploy you to take a level of empathy as
deploy you to take a level of empathy as you go into the world as well because
you go into the world as well because
you go into the world as well because you are going to be affecting people’s
you are going to be affecting people’s
you are going to be affecting people’s lives you know far more frequent pace
lives you know far more frequent pace
lives you know far more frequent pace that we probably seen before but if I
that we probably seen before but if I
that we probably seen before but if I put my my kind of patriotic hat on I’m
put my my kind of patriotic hat on I’m
put my my kind of patriotic hat on I’m kind of like we’re at a stage where this
kind of like we’re at a stage where this
kind of like we’re at a stage where this is a global world despite the rise of
is a global world despite the rise of
is a global world despite the rise of trumps and the rise of nationalism and
trumps and the rise of nationalism and
trumps and the rise of nationalism and the brexit vote sweep we are certainly
the brexit vote sweep we are certainly
the brexit vote sweep we are certainly in a place where we do need to be taking
in a place where we do need to be taking
in a place where we do need to be taking our place at the table in this
our place at the table in this
our place at the table in this innovative disruptive world so I would
innovative disruptive world so I would
innovative disruptive world so I would really implore you to not just accept
really implore you to not just accept
really implore you to not just accept the future but actually get out there
the future but actually get out there
the future but actually get out there and help us build it thank you very much
and help us build it thank you very much
and help us build it thank you very much [Applause]
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