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hello everyone my name is Susie Brody

hello everyone my name is Susie Brody my idea today is about the intersection

my idea today is about the intersection

my idea today is about the intersection of inventors with entrepreneurial

of inventors with entrepreneurial

of inventors with entrepreneurial success if you are an investor

success if you are an investor

success if you are an investor entrepreneur or even an inventor you

entrepreneur or even an inventor you

entrepreneur or even an inventor you need to thoroughly understand the

need to thoroughly understand the

need to thoroughly understand the inventor in front of you so that you can

inventor in front of you so that you can

inventor in front of you so that you can harness their brilliance to create

harness their brilliance to create

harness their brilliance to create business success for over 30 years I’ve

business success for over 30 years I’ve

business success for over 30 years I’ve been exploring what makes successful

been exploring what makes successful

been exploring what makes successful businesses particularly startups and

businesses particularly startups and

businesses particularly startups and what I and my focus has been strongly on

what I and my focus has been strongly on

what I and my focus has been strongly on how people work because it is people who

how people work because it is people who

how people work because it is people who do most of the knowledge work people

do most of the knowledge work people

do most of the knowledge work people invent lead follow make decisions

invent lead follow make decisions

invent lead follow make decisions influence recruit give feedback etc in

influence recruit give feedback etc in

influence recruit give feedback etc in their work it is how people perform

their work it is how people perform

their work it is how people perform those tasks that can really make a

those tasks that can really make a

those tasks that can really make a difference I found that one of the most

difference I found that one of the most

difference I found that one of the most important factors in creating business

important factors in creating business

important factors in creating business startups successful business startups is

startups successful business startups is

startups successful business startups is the makeup of the team and within that

the makeup of the team and within that

the makeup of the team and within that team how the inventor behaves by the way

team how the inventor behaves by the way

team how the inventor behaves by the way I found out by the way today I’m

I found out by the way today I’m

I found out by the way today I’m including such people as programmers

including such people as programmers

including such people as programmers engineers researchers and scientists in

engineers researchers and scientists in

engineers researchers and scientists in its inventors have you ever imagined

its inventors have you ever imagined

its inventors have you ever imagined yourself self is a successful

yourself self is a successful

yourself self is a successful entrepreneur in my younger days I had

entrepreneur in my younger days I had

entrepreneur in my younger days I had plans to be just that I want to share

plans to be just that I want to share

plans to be just that I want to share with you my experience and my team’s

with you my experience and my team’s

with you my experience and my team’s experience so that any budding

experience so that any budding

experience so that any budding entrepreneurs out there and have a

entrepreneurs out there and have a

entrepreneurs out there and have a better chance of success our first

better chance of success our first

better chance of success our first venture was in property and it went

venture was in property and it went

venture was in property and it went brilliantly we had a great team that

brilliantly we had a great team that

brilliantly we had a great team that really knew property and business wealth

really knew property and business wealth

really knew property and business wealth our second venture was something

our second venture was something

our second venture was something completely different we invested in a

completely different we invested in a

completely different we invested in a product called

product called

product called up a perma snow it is artificial

up a perma snow it is artificial

up a perma snow it is artificial snow an artificial snow has a similar

snow an artificial snow has a similar

snow an artificial snow has a similar texture to snow it feels like skiing on

texture to snow it feels like skiing on

texture to snow it feels like skiing on real snow previously artificial snow was

real snow previously artificial snow was

real snow previously artificial snow was just ice sprayed onto the ski fields

just ice sprayed onto the ski fields

just ice sprayed onto the ski fields very slippery not great for skiing also

very slippery not great for skiing also

very slippery not great for skiing also perverse snow melted at a much higher

perverse snow melted at a much higher

perverse snow melted at a much higher temperature than real snow so Canyon can

temperature than real snow so Canyon can

temperature than real snow so Canyon can you imagine the market potential of

you imagine the market potential of

you imagine the market potential of perma snow the ski slopes around the

perma snow the ski slopes around the

perma snow the ski slopes around the world

world

world guaranteeing snow extending the snow

guaranteeing snow extending the snow

guaranteeing snow extending the snow season plus indoor ski centers as well

season plus indoor ski centers as well

season plus indoor ski centers as well as new outdoor slopes where previously

as new outdoor slopes where previously

as new outdoor slopes where previously it was too warm to sustain snow even

it was too warm to sustain snow even

it was too warm to sustain snow even better joined our team and naively we

better joined our team and naively we

better joined our team and naively we gave him and his family a controlling

gave him and his family a controlling

gave him and his family a controlling share of the business even though none

share of the business even though none

share of the business even though none of them had had any success in business

of them had had any success in business

of them had had any success in business for fall even so things started well we

for fall even so things started well we

for fall even so things started well we did market research develop strategic

did market research develop strategic

did market research develop strategic and marketing plans and we developed

and marketing plans and we developed

and marketing plans and we developed brilliant contacts around the world

brilliant contacts around the world

brilliant contacts around the world customers suppliers and investors all

customers suppliers and investors all

customers suppliers and investors all looking good then suddenly the inventor

looking good then suddenly the inventor

looking good then suddenly the inventor decided he wanted to take control he

decided he wanted to take control he

decided he wanted to take control he thought he knew best well that was the

thought he knew best well that was the

thought he knew best well that was the end of us taking permits no to market

end of us taking permits no to market

end of us taking permits no to market the peope the great contacts we’ve made

the peope the great contacts we’ve made

the peope the great contacts we’ve made around the world said no thank you to

around the world said no thank you to

around the world said no thank you to the new management we couldn’t expect

the new management we couldn’t expect

the new management we couldn’t expect execute our plans we couldn’t make it

execute our plans we couldn’t make it

execute our plans we couldn’t make it work business failure we sold the IP

work business failure we sold the IP

work business failure we sold the IP order patent to another company and they

order patent to another company and they

order patent to another company and they successfully commercialized perma snow

successfully commercialized perma snow

successfully commercialized perma snow you may have even skied on

you may have even skied on

you may have even skied on indoor/outdoor ski slopes around the

indoor/outdoor ski slopes around the

indoor/outdoor ski slopes around the world that are covered in perma snow so

world that are covered in perma snow so

world that are covered in perma snow so what our frustrating experience got me

what our frustrating experience got me

what our frustrating experience got me thinking about how we allowed one person

thinking about how we allowed one person

thinking about how we allowed one person the inventor in

the inventor in

the inventor in case waste such a brilliant opportunity

case waste such a brilliant opportunity

case waste such a brilliant opportunity and how we could have done it better I

and how we could have done it better I

and how we could have done it better I found that there were countless startups

found that there were countless startups

found that there were countless startups that didn’t get off the ground because

that didn’t get off the ground because

that didn’t get off the ground because of the inventors behavior there’s even a

of the inventors behavior there’s even a

of the inventors behavior there’s even a term for this now inventor syndrome it’s

term for this now inventor syndrome it’s

term for this now inventor syndrome it’s not true of all inventors but it is

not true of all inventors but it is

not true of all inventors but it is common enough how is it that inventors

common enough how is it that inventors

common enough how is it that inventors with such brilliant ideas cannot become

with such brilliant ideas cannot become

with such brilliant ideas cannot become successful entrepreneurs I’d like to

successful entrepreneurs I’d like to

successful entrepreneurs I’d like to explore with you how inventors like to

explore with you how inventors like to

explore with you how inventors like to behave if you understand their preferred

behave if you understand their preferred

behave if you understand their preferred behavior you’ll be able to lead them

behavior you’ll be able to lead them

behavior you’ll be able to lead them better you’ll be able to make better

better you’ll be able to make better

better you’ll be able to make better investment decisions and that you are an

investment decisions and that you are an

investment decisions and that you are an inventor you’ll be able to choose the

inventor you’ll be able to choose the

inventor you’ll be able to choose the appropriate behavior for the situation

appropriate behavior for the situation

appropriate behavior for the situation ultimately you can help ensure both

ultimately you can help ensure both

ultimately you can help ensure both short and long-term business success

short and long-term business success

short and long-term business success firstly let’s look at why inventors are

firstly let’s look at why inventors are

firstly let’s look at why inventors are such great inventors inventors are

such great inventors inventors are

such great inventors inventors are brilliant geniuses even think Sheldon

brilliant geniuses even think Sheldon

brilliant geniuses even think Sheldon from the Big Bang Theory there is a high

from the Big Bang Theory there is a high

from the Big Bang Theory there is a high percentage of inventors in places such

percentage of inventors in places such

percentage of inventors in places such as Silicon Valley MIT Google and Apple

as Silicon Valley MIT Google and Apple

as Silicon Valley MIT Google and Apple where they use their creativity and

where they use their creativity and

where they use their creativity and racing skills to experiment and innovate

usually they’ve attained really high

usually they’ve attained really high grades in stem or STEM subjects in

grades in stem or STEM subjects in

grades in stem or STEM subjects in school in university soda brilliant I’ll

school in university soda brilliant I’ll

school in university soda brilliant I’ll give you five or characteristics of

give you five or characteristics of

give you five or characteristics of inventors that make them great inventors

inventors that make them great inventors

inventors that make them great inventors number one they are full of curiosity

number one they are full of curiosity

number one they are full of curiosity and love to gather lots of information

and love to gather lots of information

and love to gather lots of information to stimulate their thinking they have a

to stimulate their thinking they have a

to stimulate their thinking they have a constant flow idea of ideas to make the

constant flow idea of ideas to make the

constant flow idea of ideas to make the world better inventors are holistic

world better inventors are holistic

world better inventors are holistic thinkers and can connect ideas that

thinkers and can connect ideas that

thinkers and can connect ideas that others would never think of inventors

others would never think of inventors

others would never think of inventors look to the future and a highly

look to the future and a highly

look to the future and a highly strategic

strategic

strategic gee inventors are great at analyzing

gee inventors are great at analyzing

gee inventors are great at analyzing data and can deal with complicated

data and can deal with complicated

data and can deal with complicated information they think with precision

information they think with precision

information they think with precision inventors also love working on their own

inventors also love working on their own

inventors also love working on their own thinking deeply about their ideas and

thinking deeply about their ideas and

thinking deeply about their ideas and developing them further

developing them further

developing them further when inventors can operate like this

when inventors can operate like this

when inventors can operate like this they maximize their contribution to

they maximize their contribution to

they maximize their contribution to innovation and entrepreneurship can you

innovation and entrepreneurship can you

innovation and entrepreneurship can you think of someone like this or are you

think of someone like this or are you

think of someone like this or are you likely to be an inventor programmer

likely to be an inventor programmer

likely to be an inventor programmer engineer researcher or scientist with

engineer researcher or scientist with

engineer researcher or scientist with these typical inventor trays are great

these typical inventor trays are great

these typical inventor trays are great for creating aha moments in science

for creating aha moments in science

for creating aha moments in science programming and coding and developing

programming and coding and developing

programming and coding and developing new products however unfortunately

new products however unfortunately

new products however unfortunately intellectual brilliance doesn’t

intellectual brilliance doesn’t

intellectual brilliance doesn’t guarantee business brilliance do you

guarantee business brilliance do you

guarantee business brilliance do you really think the character Sheldon in

really think the character Sheldon in

really think the character Sheldon in the Big Bang Theory could create a

the Big Bang Theory could create a

the Big Bang Theory could create a successful business you may even have

successful business you may even have

successful business you may even have seen the episode where the guys through

seen the episode where the guys through

seen the episode where the guys through all invented types got together to try

all invented types got together to try

all invented types got together to try to start a business because they thought

to start a business because they thought

to start a business because they thought it was easy and they found it was much

it was easy and they found it was much

it was easy and they found it was much harder than what they thought there are

harder than what they thought there are

harder than what they thought there are some trays of inventors that can really

some trays of inventors that can really

some trays of inventors that can really get in the way of business success now

get in the way of business success now

get in the way of business success now you may think I’m being really hard on

you may think I’m being really hard on

you may think I’m being really hard on inventors but let me tell you I have a

inventors but let me tell you I have a

inventors but let me tell you I have a number of embedded trades and I have to

number of embedded trades and I have to

number of embedded trades and I have to really watch my behavior sometimes

really watch my behavior sometimes

really watch my behavior sometimes anyway here are five characteristics of

anyway here are five characteristics of

anyway here are five characteristics of inventors that don’t actually help

inventors that don’t actually help

inventors that don’t actually help business success one of them is the

business success one of them is the

business success one of them is the perfectionistic trade inventors often

perfectionistic trade inventors often

perfectionistic trade inventors often have really high expectations of

have really high expectations of

have really high expectations of themselves and ever have a great fear of

themselves and ever have a great fear of

themselves and ever have a great fear of failure and I’m really feeling that

failure and I’m really feeling that

failure and I’m really feeling that today recently I work with a couple of

today recently I work with a couple of

today recently I work with a couple of inventors who developed an interactive

inventors who developed an interactive

inventors who developed an interactive online marketing research tool they’ve

online marketing research tool they’ve

online marketing research tool they’ve managed to secure some good funding

managed to secure some good funding

managed to secure some good funding which says it’s a it’s a good idea

which says it’s a it’s a good idea

which says it’s a it’s a good idea they also invested huge amounts of their

they also invested huge amounts of their

they also invested huge amounts of their own personal funds the product at this

own personal funds the product at this

own personal funds the product at this stage is now way way way beyond the

stage is now way way way beyond the

stage is now way way way beyond the minimal Viable Product stage in other

minimal Viable Product stage in other

minimal Viable Product stage in other words it should have been taken to

words it should have been taken to

words it should have been taken to market a long time ago but they keep

market a long time ago but they keep

market a long time ago but they keep trying to create the product more

trying to create the product more

trying to create the product more perfectly and adding more features now

perfectly and adding more features now

perfectly and adding more features now they’re running out of funds and

they’re running out of funds and

they’re running out of funds and investors and advisors are becoming

investors and advisors are becoming

investors and advisors are becoming frustrated and losing interest if only

frustrated and losing interest if only

frustrated and losing interest if only they would put more of their efforts

they would put more of their efforts

they would put more of their efforts into finding some early adopter

into finding some early adopter

into finding some early adopter customers they’d likely attract more

customers they’d likely attract more

customers they’d likely attract more customers and funds to further develop

customers and funds to further develop

customers and funds to further develop their product and build the business

their product and build the business

their product and build the business they also likely avoid any competitive

they also likely avoid any competitive

they also likely avoid any competitive product coming into the market before

product coming into the market before

product coming into the market before they get theirs to market inventors

they get theirs to market inventors

they get theirs to market inventors perfectionism can also extend to others

perfectionism can also extend to others

perfectionism can also extend to others they can be really quick to give blunt

they can be really quick to give blunt

they can be really quick to give blunt feedback if others don’t meet their high

feedback if others don’t meet their high

feedback if others don’t meet their high standards the second a second factor

standards the second a second factor

standards the second a second factor that can get in the way of business

that can get in the way of business

that can get in the way of business success is their impatience and their

success is their impatience and their

success is their impatience and their disconnectedness inventors spend lots of

disconnectedness inventors spend lots of

disconnectedness inventors spend lots of time thinking about their ideas and

time thinking about their ideas and

time thinking about their ideas and often have thought deeply and have deep

often have thought deeply and have deep

often have thought deeply and have deep insight into how their product and

insight into how their product and

insight into how their product and business will perform they also don’t

business will perform they also don’t

business will perform they also don’t necessarily share much of his deep

necessarily share much of his deep

necessarily share much of his deep thinking with anyone else

thinking with anyone else

thinking with anyone else and assume that others will either know

and assume that others will either know

and assume that others will either know it or done that have done the same deep

it or done that have done the same deep

it or done that have done the same deep thinking themselves thus they can become

thinking themselves thus they can become

thinking themselves thus they can become extremely impatient if others don’t get

extremely impatient if others don’t get

extremely impatient if others don’t get it straightaway

it straightaway

it straightaway also inventors can be extremely

also inventors can be extremely

also inventors can be extremely inflexible if either others come up with

inflexible if either others come up with

inflexible if either others come up with other ways of doing things because

other ways of doing things because

other ways of doing things because they’ve thought it through thoroughly

they’ve thought it through thoroughly

they’ve thought it through thoroughly and they think they know best number

and they think they know best number

and they think they know best number three

three

three invaders often have low social and

invaders often have low social and

invaders often have low social and emotional intelligence inventors are

emotional intelligence inventors are

emotional intelligence inventors are often not in touch with their emotions

often not in touch with their emotions

often not in touch with their emotions and they don’t understand the emotion

and they don’t understand the emotion

and they don’t understand the emotion motions of others

motions of others

motions of others do not see the need for social rituals

do not see the need for social rituals

do not see the need for social rituals and they find small talk boring and

and they find small talk boring and

and they find small talk boring and difficult they also don’t understand the

difficult they also don’t understand the

difficult they also don’t understand the need for people to be thanked and

need for people to be thanked and

need for people to be thanked and encouraged they find it difficult and

encouraged they find it difficult and

encouraged they find it difficult and uncomfortable to talk with people they

uncomfortable to talk with people they

uncomfortable to talk with people they don’t know and don’t bother with people

don’t know and don’t bother with people

don’t know and don’t bother with people they don’t respect also even though they

they don’t respect also even though they

they don’t respect also even though they understand the importance of the

understand the importance of the

understand the importance of the customer they’re not prepared to do the

customer they’re not prepared to do the

customer they’re not prepared to do the customer facing work number four

customer facing work number four

customer facing work number four invaders are highly technically focused

invaders are highly technically focused

invaders are highly technically focused inventors really enjoy exploring the

inventors really enjoy exploring the

inventors really enjoy exploring the technical aspects of their ideas and can

technical aspects of their ideas and can

technical aspects of their ideas and can go into great detail with others rather

go into great detail with others rather

go into great detail with others rather than talking in layman’s terms

than talking in layman’s terms

than talking in layman’s terms thus they find it really difficult to

thus they find it really difficult to

thus they find it really difficult to implement effectively and they need to

implement effectively and they need to

implement effectively and they need to number five operational they operational

number five operational they operational

number five operational they operational details don’t necessarily interest them

details don’t necessarily interest them

details don’t necessarily interest them they’re not interested in the fine

they’re not interested in the fine

they’re not interested in the fine details so they rarely put enough effort

details so they rarely put enough effort

details so they rarely put enough effort into planning and creating systems in

into planning and creating systems in

into planning and creating systems in business that that actually create

business that that actually create

business that that actually create business efficiency they also don’t

business efficiency they also don’t

business efficiency they also don’t really like leading teams and supporting

really like leading teams and supporting

really like leading teams and supporting them to implement plans inventors tend

them to implement plans inventors tend

them to implement plans inventors tend to lose interest once they finish

to lose interest once they finish

to lose interest once they finish developing the product and solve all the

developing the product and solve all the

developing the product and solve all the Pitts and solve all the technical

Pitts and solve all the technical

Pitts and solve all the technical details no doubt you can see that there

details no doubt you can see that there

details no doubt you can see that there are vital business tasks that inventors

are vital business tasks that inventors

are vital business tasks that inventors either don’t like doing tend to avoid or

either don’t like doing tend to avoid or

either don’t like doing tend to avoid or an awkward Act there is one more factor

an awkward Act there is one more factor

an awkward Act there is one more factor that has the biggest nigut negative

that has the biggest nigut negative

that has the biggest nigut negative impacts on business success and that is

impacts on business success and that is

impacts on business success and that is a strong ego and they need to control

a strong ego and they need to control

a strong ego and they need to control everything if the inventor host is

everything if the inventor host is

everything if the inventor host is strong ego they often believe that their

strong ego they often believe that their

strong ego they often believe that their product is perfect and will naturally

product is perfect and will naturally

product is perfect and will naturally guarantee huge sales they do not

guarantee huge sales they do not

guarantee huge sales they do not understand that the product is only one

understand that the product is only one

understand that the product is only one aspect of the

aspect of the

aspect of the business that makes it success and

business that makes it success and

business that makes it success and there’s a whole lot more to it also

there’s a whole lot more to it also

there’s a whole lot more to it also egotistical inventors believe that they

egotistical inventors believe that they

egotistical inventors believe that they should lead the company they should make

should lead the company they should make

should lead the company they should make all the decisions and they should

all the decisions and they should

all the decisions and they should receive all the rewards they do not

receive all the rewards they do not

receive all the rewards they do not understand that others contribute the

understand that others contribute the

understand that others contribute the value that others contribute to create

value that others contribute to create

value that others contribute to create success no just remind you it’s not all

success no just remind you it’s not all

success no just remind you it’s not all inventors that I like this but it is

inventors that I like this but it is

inventors that I like this but it is common enough hopefully I’ve convinced

common enough hopefully I’ve convinced

common enough hopefully I’ve convinced you that inventors are greater inventing

you that inventors are greater inventing

you that inventors are greater inventing most inventors are not great at building

most inventors are not great at building

most inventors are not great at building businesses inventors need to stick to

businesses inventors need to stick to

businesses inventors need to stick to what they’re doing and let others do the

what they’re doing and let others do the

what they’re doing and let others do the rest my permits no examples demonstrator

rest my permits no examples demonstrator

rest my permits no examples demonstrator what happens if they don’t do that so

what happens if they don’t do that so

what happens if they don’t do that so how can businesses harness the brilliant

how can businesses harness the brilliant

how can businesses harness the brilliant of inventors to create success one of

of inventors to create success one of

of inventors to create success one of the most important things that investors

the most important things that investors

the most important things that investors look for is them is a great team a great

look for is them is a great team a great

look for is them is a great team a great team with an average product has far

team with an average product has far

team with an average product has far more life that has far more chance of

more life that has far more chance of

more life that has far more chance of success than a brilliant product with an

success than a brilliant product with an

success than a brilliant product with an average average team that cannot execute

average average team that cannot execute

average average team that cannot execute recently I had the opportunity to work

recently I had the opportunity to work

recently I had the opportunity to work with my partner who has been a frequent

with my partner who has been a frequent

with my partner who has been a frequent mentor at MIT s Entrepreneurship boot

mentor at MIT s Entrepreneurship boot

mentor at MIT s Entrepreneurship boot camps in Cambridge near Boston the boot

camps in Cambridge near Boston the boot

camps in Cambridge near Boston the boot camps involved involve taking an idea

camps involved involve taking an idea

camps involved involve taking an idea and developing a startup in a week

participants form teams on the first

participants form teams on the first day’s work ridiculous hours for a week

day’s work ridiculous hours for a week

day’s work ridiculous hours for a week and then pitch their startup to venture

and then pitch their startup to venture

and then pitch their startup to venture capitalists on the last day my partner

capitalists on the last day my partner

capitalists on the last day my partner told me that many teams had clashes of

told me that many teams had clashes of

told me that many teams had clashes of ego far too much focus on the product an

ego far too much focus on the product an

ego far too much focus on the product an overly technical pitch and not enough

overly technical pitch and not enough

overly technical pitch and not enough effort put into market research finding

effort put into market research finding

effort put into market research finding customers and developing

customers and developing

customers and developing the best possible business model so for

the best possible business model so for

the best possible business model so for the next bootcamp we put together a tool

the next bootcamp we put together a tool

the next bootcamp we put together a tool that helps budding entrepreneurs select

that helps budding entrepreneurs select

that helps budding entrepreneurs select teams effectively the proper the product

teams effectively the proper the product

teams effectively the proper the product was used successfully and all the teams

was used successfully and all the teams

was used successfully and all the teams that followed the process closely made

that followed the process closely made

that followed the process closely made the final and thus the winning team some

the final and thus the winning team some

the final and thus the winning team some teams chose to ignore the process and

teams chose to ignore the process and

teams chose to ignore the process and didn’t do nearly as well these teams

didn’t do nearly as well these teams

didn’t do nearly as well these teams were made up of all inventors so you can

were made up of all inventors so you can

were made up of all inventors so you can imagine the focus was largely on the

imagine the focus was largely on the

imagine the focus was largely on the technical aspects of the product and

technical aspects of the product and

technical aspects of the product and their pitch was not focused on what the

their pitch was not focused on what the

their pitch was not focused on what the venture capitalists were looking for

venture capitalists were looking for

venture capitalists were looking for interestingly though these these

interestingly though these these

interestingly though these these technical guys actually said that

technical guys actually said that

technical guys actually said that they’re the most learned the biggest

they’re the most learned the biggest

they’re the most learned the biggest learning factor that they gained from

learning factor that they gained from

learning factor that they gained from the week was the team selection looking

the week was the team selection looking

the week was the team selection looking forward then businesses have a much much

forward then businesses have a much much

forward then businesses have a much much greater chance of success if inventors

greater chance of success if inventors

greater chance of success if inventors and everyone for that matter focus on

and everyone for that matter focus on

and everyone for that matter focus on their strengths invention on its own

their strengths invention on its own

their strengths invention on its own will not create success it takes a great

will not create success it takes a great

will not create success it takes a great team to do that also

team to do that also

team to do that also ideally inventors will delegate the

ideally inventors will delegate the

ideally inventors will delegate the leadership role willingly an excellent

leadership role willingly an excellent

leadership role willingly an excellent CEO can create magic so business can is

CEO can create magic so business can is

CEO can create magic so business can is really hard so why do we bother with

really hard so why do we bother with

really hard so why do we bother with putting so much effort into making more

putting so much effort into making more

putting so much effort into making more startup successful well can you imagine

startup successful well can you imagine

startup successful well can you imagine how much we could improve our economy

how much we could improve our economy

how much we could improve our economy can you imagine how we could invest in

can you imagine how we could invest in

can you imagine how we could invest in things some of the things that Scott

things some of the things that Scott

things some of the things that Scott mentioned can you imagine how we could

mentioned can you imagine how we could

mentioned can you imagine how we could have more people could have jobs can you

have more people could have jobs can you

have more people could have jobs can you imagine how much hope we could create

imagine how much hope we could create

imagine how much hope we could create the increased living standards and the

the increased living standards and the

the increased living standards and the social good that we could do

social good that we could do

social good that we could do in the world so it is worth the effort

in the world so it is worth the effort

in the world so it is worth the effort so if you think you might be as Steve

so if you think you might be as Steve

so if you think you might be as Steve Jobs in the future and you have an idea

Jobs in the future and you have an idea

Jobs in the future and you have an idea hopefully you’ll focus on the things

hopefully you’ll focus on the things

hopefully you’ll focus on the things that you’re really good at good at and

that you’re really good at good at and

that you’re really good at good at and value what other people will contribute

value what other people will contribute

value what other people will contribute also if you’re an investor you will look

also if you’re an investor you will look

also if you’re an investor you will look for a balanced team and if the inventor

for a balanced team and if the inventor

for a balanced team and if the inventor has a really strong ego it probably is

has a really strong ego it probably is

has a really strong ego it probably is better if you choose to walk away and

better if you choose to walk away and

better if you choose to walk away and look for the next best opportunity thank

look for the next best opportunity thank

look for the next best opportunity thank you for listening

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