Richard Branson Virgin Mark Zuckerberg Facebook Elon Musk zip2 and PayPal and
Facebook Elon Musk zip2 and PayPal and
Facebook Elon Musk zip2 and PayPal and Tesla and SpaceX great founders are some
Tesla and SpaceX great founders are some
Tesla and SpaceX great founders are some of the most interesting creatures on the
of the most interesting creatures on the
of the most interesting creatures on the planet with superpowers both good and
planet with superpowers both good and
planet with superpowers both good and evil let’s get into the bad stuff great
evil let’s get into the bad stuff great
evil let’s get into the bad stuff great founders don’t work hard possibly
founders don’t work hard possibly
founders don’t work hard possibly possibly the simplest definition of
possibly the simplest definition of
possibly the simplest definition of passion is a strong and barely
passion is a strong and barely
passion is a strong and barely controllable emotion now what that
controllable emotion now what that
controllable emotion now what that doesn’t say is what type of emotion that
doesn’t say is what type of emotion that
doesn’t say is what type of emotion that is it could be good or bad it could be
is it could be good or bad it could be
is it could be good or bad it could be happiness or sadness what it does say is
happiness or sadness what it does say is
happiness or sadness what it does say is that it’s so strong and compelling that
that it’s so strong and compelling that
that it’s so strong and compelling that one can barely contain it great founders
one can barely contain it great founders
one can barely contain it great founders of being so inspired by an idea that it
of being so inspired by an idea that it
of being so inspired by an idea that it keeps them up all hours of the night
keeps them up all hours of the night
keeps them up all hours of the night they love being so inspired by a problem
they love being so inspired by a problem
they love being so inspired by a problem that it forces them to learn and grow
that it forces them to learn and grow
that it forces them to learn and grow otherwise they have no chance of solving
otherwise they have no chance of solving
otherwise they have no chance of solving it they love being so inspired that even
it they love being so inspired that even
it they love being so inspired that even though they don’t know what’s next they
though they don’t know what’s next they
though they don’t know what’s next they can’t wait to get around the next corner
can’t wait to get around the next corner
can’t wait to get around the next corner and discover what it is for themselves
and discover what it is for themselves
and discover what it is for themselves in all this in spite of the fact that
in all this in spite of the fact that
in all this in spite of the fact that they know true to their nature even once
they know true to their nature even once
they know true to their nature even once they accomplish that mission they’re
they accomplish that mission they’re
they accomplish that mission they’re just going to want to do it again
romantics are the same way romantics
romantics are the same way romantics love being a relationship that they just
love being a relationship that they just
love being a relationship that they just can’t stop thinking about Philip being
can’t stop thinking about Philip being
can’t stop thinking about Philip being with somebody that challenges them and
with somebody that challenges them and
with somebody that challenges them and test them they love partnering with
test them they love partnering with
test them they love partnering with somebody for the tough times braving the
somebody for the tough times braving the
somebody for the tough times braving the uncertainty with great hope for the
uncertainty with great hope for the
uncertainty with great hope for the future but you know that hopeless
future but you know that hopeless
future but you know that hopeless romantic that we all know in our lives I
romantic that we all know in our lives I
romantic that we all know in our lives I bet if they had the chance to have the
bet if they had the chance to have the
bet if they had the chance to have the perfect relationship tomorrow they’d
perfect relationship tomorrow they’d
perfect relationship tomorrow they’d turn it down
turn it down
turn it down why because romantics are in love with
why because romantics are in love with
why because romantics are in love with the journey not the end result think
the journey not the end result think
the journey not the end result think about it what’s been the most rewarding
about it what’s been the most rewarding
about it what’s been the most rewarding relationship of your life hopefully it’s
relationship of your life hopefully it’s
relationship of your life hopefully it’s the one you’re in right now
the one you’re in right now
the one you’re in right now and what’s made it the most rewarding I
and what’s made it the most rewarding I
and what’s made it the most rewarding I bet it’s not days like today we’re
bet it’s not days like today we’re
bet it’s not days like today we’re sitting an auditorium like this one
sitting an auditorium like this one
sitting an auditorium like this one listening to someone like me talk simply
listening to someone like me talk simply
listening to someone like me talk simply with the knowledge that relationships
with the knowledge that relationships
with the knowledge that relationships amazing rather I bet it’s those moments
amazing rather I bet it’s those moments
amazing rather I bet it’s those moments along the way to that realization that
along the way to that realization that
along the way to that realization that have made it so special those arguments
have made it so special those arguments
have made it so special those arguments you came back from those tough times you
you came back from those tough times you
you came back from those tough times you went through together the good times the
went through together the good times the
went through together the good times the bad times the crazy times and everything
bad times the crazy times and everything
bad times the crazy times and everything in between what that says about great
in between what that says about great
in between what that says about great romance is that it’s not about the end
romance is that it’s not about the end
romance is that it’s not about the end result what about the journey and for
result what about the journey and for
result what about the journey and for great founders they’re the same if a
great founders they’re the same if a
great founders they’re the same if a great founder had everything go
great founder had everything go
great founder had everything go perfectly in a start-up today sure
perfectly in a start-up today sure
perfectly in a start-up today sure they’d be happy they would celebrate but
they’d be happy they would celebrate but
they’d be happy they would celebrate but they’d get hungry for that journey again
they’d get hungry for that journey again
they’d get hungry for that journey again and want to do it all over again you see
and want to do it all over again you see
and want to do it all over again you see great founders aren’t hard workers great
great founders aren’t hard workers great
great founders aren’t hard workers great founders are hopeless romantics living
founders are hopeless romantics living
founders are hopeless romantics living and loving life to the max great
and loving life to the max great
and loving life to the max great founders chase bad ideas and they can’t
founders chase bad ideas and they can’t
founders chase bad ideas and they can’t quit when Dyson and Eddie moved to
quit when Dyson and Eddie moved to
quit when Dyson and Eddie moved to Chicago they wanted to solve a problem
Chicago they wanted to solve a problem
Chicago they wanted to solve a problem the problem they wanted to solve was new
the problem they wanted to solve was new
the problem they wanted to solve was new people in a new city after college
people in a new city after college
people in a new city after college trying to meet each other food brings
trying to meet each other food brings
trying to meet each other food brings people together and so they figured
people together and so they figured
people together and so they figured they’d start there they called it grub
they’d start there they called it grub
they’d start there they called it grub with us they got accepted to Y
with us they got accepted to Y
with us they got accepted to Y Combinator one of the premier
Combinator one of the premier
Combinator one of the premier accelerators if not the premier
accelerators if not the premier
accelerators if not the premier accelerators in the world and they
accelerators in the world and they
accelerators in the world and they raised one and a half million dollars to
raised one and a half million dollars to
raised one and a half million dollars to chase down this bad idea eventually they
chase down this bad idea eventually they
chase down this bad idea eventually they came to some truth it turns out it’s
came to some truth it turns out it’s
came to some truth it turns out it’s really hard to break social norms turns
really hard to break social norms turns
really hard to break social norms turns out it’s a whole lot easier to break
out it’s a whole lot easier to break
out it’s a whole lot easier to break plans with a stranger than somebody you
plans with a stranger than somebody you
plans with a stranger than somebody you actually know busy schedules last-minute
actually know busy schedules last-minute
actually know busy schedules last-minute cancellations and general cold feet led
cancellations and general cold feet led
cancellations and general cold feet led to a poor user experience and on top of
to a poor user experience and on top of
to a poor user experience and on top of all that it turns out that working with
all that it turns out that working with
all that it turns out that working with restaurants on an operational level is
restaurants on an operational level is
restaurants on an operational level is slightly easier than herding cats
throughout the whole process though dye
throughout the whole process though dye shouldn’t Eddie kept asking themselves
shouldn’t Eddie kept asking themselves
shouldn’t Eddie kept asking themselves questions a couple of which being do we
questions a couple of which being do we
questions a couple of which being do we still see this as a problem and if we
still see this as a problem and if we
still see this as a problem and if we can solve it can we do it in a way
can solve it can we do it in a way
can solve it can we do it in a way that’s meaningful eventually came to the
that’s meaningful eventually came to the
that’s meaningful eventually came to the answers of no and no and so they stopped
answers of no and no and so they stopped
answers of no and no and so they stopped you see great founders can’t stop
you see great founders can’t stop
you see great founders can’t stop chasing bad ideas because they are truth
chasing bad ideas because they are truth
chasing bad ideas because they are truth seekers once they see a problem
seekers once they see a problem
seekers once they see a problem they can’t help themselves but get to
they can’t help themselves but get to
they can’t help themselves but get to the truth of it and find out if the
the truth of it and find out if the
the truth of it and find out if the truth is good or bad that’s important
truth is good or bad that’s important
truth is good or bad that’s important they need to know what it is regardless
they need to know what it is regardless
they need to know what it is regardless of which of the two if it’s good that’s
of which of the two if it’s good that’s
of which of the two if it’s good that’s great they check the box and they move
great they check the box and they move
great they check the box and they move forward to a deeper truth if it’s bad
forward to a deeper truth if it’s bad
forward to a deeper truth if it’s bad well then they break it down to its most
well then they break it down to its most
well then they break it down to its most basic parts and try to fix it if they
basic parts and try to fix it if they
basic parts and try to fix it if they can fix it great problem switches from
can fix it great problem switches from
can fix it great problem switches from bad to good and on where they go if it’s
bad to good and on where they go if it’s
bad to good and on where they go if it’s bad well ask what’s next what was next
bad well ask what’s next what was next
bad well ask what’s next what was next for Dyson and Eddie was a goat or more
for Dyson and Eddie was a goat or more
for Dyson and Eddie was a goat or more specifically the acronym goat for
specifically the acronym goat for
specifically the acronym goat for greatest of all time turns out Dyson had
greatest of all time turns out Dyson had
greatest of all time turns out Dyson had been a sneaker head since the guy was in
been a sneaker head since the guy was in
been a sneaker head since the guy was in short pants he got so good at telling
short pants he got so good at telling
short pants he got so good at telling the difference between fake sneakers and
the difference between fake sneakers and
the difference between fake sneakers and real ones as he collected through his
real ones as he collected through his
real ones as he collected through his adult years that he could do it down to
adult years that he could do it down to
adult years that he could do it down to the smell yeah think about that one as
the smell yeah think about that one as
the smell yeah think about that one as he kept collecting sneakers he had a bad
he kept collecting sneakers he had a bad
he kept collecting sneakers he had a bad experience buying some fake ones on ebay
experience buying some fake ones on ebay
experience buying some fake ones on ebay and had no recourse and so upset with
and had no recourse and so upset with
and had no recourse and so upset with the whole situation he grabbed his old
the whole situation he grabbed his old
the whole situation he grabbed his old friend Eddie and started asking some
friend Eddie and started asking some
friend Eddie and started asking some questions questions like do a lot of
questions questions like do a lot of
questions questions like do a lot of other people have this problem who else
other people have this problem who else
other people have this problem who else does this besides eBay is anyone else
does this besides eBay is anyone else
does this besides eBay is anyone else really using technology to solve this
really using technology to solve this
really using technology to solve this problem how do other people search for
problem how do other people search for
problem how do other people search for sneakers early indications of the truth
sneakers early indications of the truth
sneakers early indications of the truth were good the industry was fragmented
were good the industry was fragmented
were good the industry was fragmented and unsafe a lot of other people are
and unsafe a lot of other people are
and unsafe a lot of other people are having this problem in whole communities
having this problem in whole communities
having this problem in whole communities reforming online just to talk about how
reforming online just to talk about how
reforming online just to talk about how to identify fake sneakers with or
to identify fake sneakers with or
to identify fake sneakers with or without your nose
without your nose
without your nose the truth still looks fairly good for
the truth still looks fairly good for
the truth still looks fairly good for for go just this past February it was
for go just this past February it was
for go just this past February it was announced that they’d raise 25 million
announced that they’d raise 25 million
announced that they’d raise 25 million dollars from accel partners one of the
dollars from accel partners one of the
dollars from accel partners one of the premier venture capital firms in the
premier venture capital firms in the
premier venture capital firms in the world to chase down this bad idea great
world to chase down this bad idea great
world to chase down this bad idea great founders procrastinate now if I just ask
founders procrastinate now if I just ask
founders procrastinate now if I just ask you all who of you are procrastinators
you all who of you are procrastinators
you all who of you are procrastinators I’m pretty sure I’d get a mixed response
I’m pretty sure I’d get a mixed response
I’m pretty sure I’d get a mixed response partially because no one likes to admit
partially because no one likes to admit
partially because no one likes to admit they procrastinate and partially because
they procrastinate and partially because
they procrastinate and partially because sometimes it’s a bit hard to tell it’s
sometimes it’s a bit hard to tell it’s
sometimes it’s a bit hard to tell it’s okay I came here today to make it easy
okay I came here today to make it easy
okay I came here today to make it easy on all of you you are and you do in fact
on all of you you are and you do in fact
on all of you you are and you do in fact we all do one of the best kept secrets I
we all do one of the best kept secrets I
we all do one of the best kept secrets I learned a few years ago is that we are
learned a few years ago is that we are
learned a few years ago is that we are all procrastinators in the only
all procrastinators in the only
all procrastinators in the only difference between high achievers and
difference between high achievers and
difference between high achievers and low achievers is that low achievers
low achievers is that low achievers
low achievers is that low achievers procrastinate on high-value tasks and
procrastinate on high-value tasks and
procrastinate on high-value tasks and high achievers procrastinate on low
high achievers procrastinate on low
high achievers procrastinate on low value tasks now it’s not fair to just
value tasks now it’s not fair to just
value tasks now it’s not fair to just assume that that person in your life who
assume that that person in your life who
assume that that person in your life who you perceive to be a low achiever is a
you perceive to be a low achiever is a
you perceive to be a low achiever is a lazy person who looks at high-value
lazy person who looks at high-value
lazy person who looks at high-value tasks and says I’m not about that life
tasks and says I’m not about that life
tasks and says I’m not about that life no it’s not quite that simple in fact
no it’s not quite that simple in fact
no it’s not quite that simple in fact given the landscape of opportunities and
given the landscape of opportunities and
given the landscape of opportunities and tasks in our life it’s genuinely
tasks in our life it’s genuinely
tasks in our life it’s genuinely difficult to truly discern which ones
difficult to truly discern which ones
difficult to truly discern which ones are of high value and of low value over
are of high value and of low value over
are of high value and of low value over the course of time great founders aren’t
the course of time great founders aren’t
the course of time great founders aren’t just procrastinators great founders are
just procrastinators great founders are
just procrastinators great founders are master procrastinators great founders
master procrastinators great founders
master procrastinators great founders use procrastination as a reverse tactic
use procrastination as a reverse tactic
use procrastination as a reverse tactic to fine-tune their focus possibly the
to fine-tune their focus possibly the
to fine-tune their focus possibly the best example of this is a young Mark
best example of this is a young Mark
best example of this is a young Mark Zuckerberg and it proved my point I’d be
Zuckerberg and it proved my point I’d be
Zuckerberg and it proved my point I’d be listening to an interview from him
listening to an interview from him
listening to an interview from him roughly a decade ago where are you
roughly a decade ago where are you
roughly a decade ago where are you taking this this for you expands those
taking this this for you expands those
taking this this for you expands those other schools that happen
other schools that happen
other schools that happen and I mean there doesn’t necessarily
and I mean there doesn’t necessarily
and I mean there doesn’t necessarily have to be more yeah I mean like a lot
have to be more yeah I mean like a lot
have to be more yeah I mean like a lot of people are focused on taking over the
of people are focused on taking over the
of people are focused on taking over the world they’re doing like the biggest
world they’re doing like the biggest
world they’re doing like the biggest thing doing the most users I mean I
thing doing the most users I mean I
thing doing the most users I mean I think like part of making a difference
think like part of making a difference
think like part of making a difference in doing something cool is focusing
in doing something cool is focusing
in doing something cool is focusing intensely there’s a level of service
intensely there’s a level of service
intensely there’s a level of service that we can provide we were just Harvard
that we can provide we were just Harvard
that we can provide we were just Harvard that we can provide for all of the
that we can provide for all of the
that we can provide for all of the colleges and there’s a level of service
colleges and there’s a level of service
colleges and there’s a level of service them to provide one more a college
them to provide one more a college
them to provide one more a college network so we won’t be able to provide
network so we won’t be able to provide
network so we won’t be able to provide if we went to other types of thicknesses
if we went to other types of thicknesses
if we went to other types of thicknesses so I mean like I really just want to see
so I mean like I really just want to see
so I mean like I really just want to see everyone focus on college and greatly a
everyone focus on college and greatly a
everyone focus on college and greatly a really cool College Directory product
really cool College Directory product
really cool College Directory product that just like is very relevant for
that just like is very relevant for
that just like is very relevant for students and like has a lot of like
students and like has a lot of like
students and like has a lot of like information that people care about when
information that people care about when
information that people care about when they’re in college so I don’t know that
they’re in college so I don’t know that
they’re in college so I don’t know that it’s not everything that’s on the
it’s not everything that’s on the
it’s not everything that’s on the facebook now did you just hear that that
facebook now did you just hear that that
facebook now did you just hear that that was Mark Zuckerberg Mark Zuckerberg of
was Mark Zuckerberg Mark Zuckerberg of
was Mark Zuckerberg Mark Zuckerberg of Facebook Mark Zuckerberg of Facebook
Facebook Mark Zuckerberg of Facebook
Facebook Mark Zuckerberg of Facebook saying he was not interested in having
saying he was not interested in having
saying he was not interested in having the most users the same Facebook that
the most users the same Facebook that
the most users the same Facebook that bought whatsapp in 2014 a company doing
bought whatsapp in 2014 a company doing
bought whatsapp in 2014 a company doing about 20 million dollars in revenue for
about 20 million dollars in revenue for
about 20 million dollars in revenue for it turned out to be over 20 billion
it turned out to be over 20 billion
it turned out to be over 20 billion dollars only because they’d help mark
dollars only because they’d help mark
dollars only because they’d help mark get to the most users makes me think
get to the most users makes me think
get to the most users makes me think maybe the biggest takeaway from today is
maybe the biggest takeaway from today is
maybe the biggest takeaway from today is that we shouldn’t forget mark also said
that we shouldn’t forget mark also said
that we shouldn’t forget mark also said he wasn’t interested in taking over the
he wasn’t interested in taking over the
he wasn’t interested in taking over the world
great founders are some of the most
great founders are some of the most interesting unique mind-boggling
interesting unique mind-boggling
interesting unique mind-boggling confusing country tree creatures on the
confusing country tree creatures on the
confusing country tree creatures on the face of the earth with superpowers both
face of the earth with superpowers both
face of the earth with superpowers both good and evil whether it’s a hopeless
good and evil whether it’s a hopeless
good and evil whether it’s a hopeless romance for life that drives them to
romance for life that drives them to
romance for life that drives them to create groundbreaking work an inability
create groundbreaking work an inability
create groundbreaking work an inability to turn away from a bad idea like a dog
to turn away from a bad idea like a dog
to turn away from a bad idea like a dog in a room full of squirrels or an
in a room full of squirrels or an
in a room full of squirrels or an intense procrastination that leads to a
intense procrastination that leads to a
intense procrastination that leads to a quarter of the world’s population using
quarter of the world’s population using
quarter of the world’s population using their app great founders use everything
their app great founders use everything
their app great founders use everything they have good and evil to create real
they have good and evil to create real
they have good and evil to create real value and punch new holes in the world
value and punch new holes in the world
value and punch new holes in the world thank you
thank you
thank you [Applause]
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