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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