I’m a rebel not that there’s anything special about rebels we’ve always had
special about rebels we’ve always had
special about rebels we’ve always had rebels misfits risk-takers dreamers
rebels misfits risk-takers dreamers
rebels misfits risk-takers dreamers visionaries people trying to undermine
visionaries people trying to undermine
visionaries people trying to undermine the structures of our society and
the structures of our society and
the structures of our society and throughout history we have given these
throughout history we have given these
throughout history we have given these people many names and today we might
people many names and today we might
people many names and today we might call them entrepreneurs really when you
call them entrepreneurs really when you
call them entrepreneurs really when you think of it that’s what entrepreneurs do
think of it that’s what entrepreneurs do
think of it that’s what entrepreneurs do they undermine the structures that
they undermine the structures that
they undermine the structures that dominates certain markets and like being
dominates certain markets and like being
dominates certain markets and like being a rebel being an entrepreneur is not a
a rebel being an entrepreneur is not a
a rebel being an entrepreneur is not a job it’s a calling however in my
job it’s a calling however in my
job it’s a calling however in my particular case I was originally
particular case I was originally
particular case I was originally compelled by a very different calling
compelled by a very different calling
compelled by a very different calling I’ve studied theology I wanted to become
I’ve studied theology I wanted to become
I’ve studied theology I wanted to become a priest that was my calling
a priest that was my calling
a priest that was my calling tragically my wife was diagnosed with
tragically my wife was diagnosed with
tragically my wife was diagnosed with breast cancer and she died only 28 years
breast cancer and she died only 28 years
breast cancer and she died only 28 years old I buried her myself
old I buried her myself
old I buried her myself and then I was alone with our four year
and then I was alone with our four year
and then I was alone with our four year old daughter I really needed to do
old daughter I really needed to do
old daughter I really needed to do something entirely different with my
something entirely different with my
something entirely different with my life so I literally asked myself what is
life so I literally asked myself what is
life so I literally asked myself what is the exact opposite of theology you know
the exact opposite of theology you know
the exact opposite of theology you know this hippie kind of role where you’re
this hippie kind of role where you’re
this hippie kind of role where you’re trying to do what’s right and have no
trying to do what’s right and have no
trying to do what’s right and have no ego and live a life in humble servitude
ego and live a life in humble servitude
ego and live a life in humble servitude I needed to find the opposite something
I needed to find the opposite something
I needed to find the opposite something selfish something ego driven something
selfish something ego driven something
selfish something ego driven something ruthless ingredie almost devilish and
ruthless ingredie almost devilish and
ruthless ingredie almost devilish and the answer was obvious I should go into
the answer was obvious I should go into
the answer was obvious I should go into business
business
business well it turned out that businesspeople
well it turned out that businesspeople
well it turned out that businesspeople are just as kind and helpful as
are just as kind and helpful as
are just as kind and helpful as everybody else
everybody else
everybody else in fact the worlds of business and
in fact the worlds of business and
in fact the worlds of business and theology are not as far apart as we tend
theology are not as far apart as we tend
theology are not as far apart as we tend to think maybe that’s why I always seem
to think maybe that’s why I always seem
to think maybe that’s why I always seem to get the same question from people
to get the same question from people
to get the same question from people what are the similarities between
what are the similarities between
what are the similarities between business and theology and as I started
business and theology and as I started
business and theology and as I started reflecting over the question a pattern
reflecting over the question a pattern
reflecting over the question a pattern emerged you see back when I was studying
emerged you see back when I was studying
emerged you see back when I was studying theology I was very much inspired by a
theology I was very much inspired by a
theology I was very much inspired by a contemporary Italian philosopher called
contemporary Italian philosopher called
contemporary Italian philosopher called Gianni VAT emo who claimed that being
Gianni VAT emo who claimed that being
Gianni VAT emo who claimed that being which is just a word for everything
which is just a word for everything
which is just a word for everything there is has what he calls a nihilistic
there is has what he calls a nihilistic
there is has what he calls a nihilistic vocation it presents itself in weaker
vocation it presents itself in weaker
vocation it presents itself in weaker and weaker forms and he based his
and weaker forms and he based his
and weaker forms and he based his thoughts and his readings of heated and
thoughts and his readings of heated and
thoughts and his readings of heated and itchy and Heidegger and these are
itchy and Heidegger and these are
itchy and Heidegger and these are probably some of the most difficult
probably some of the most difficult
probably some of the most difficult books to read in the entire world so
books to read in the entire world so
books to read in the entire world so I’ll try to explain this as simple and
I’ll try to explain this as simple and
I’ll try to explain this as simple and down-to-earth as possible you see the
down-to-earth as possible you see the
down-to-earth as possible you see the weakening of being is present in the
weakening of being is present in the
weakening of being is present in the concept of the Christian God first you
concept of the Christian God first you
concept of the Christian God first you have God the Father and Almighty God the
have God the Father and Almighty God the
have God the Father and Almighty God the creator of everything a Supreme Being
creator of everything a Supreme Being
creator of everything a Supreme Being eternal all-knowing this is an extremely
eternal all-knowing this is an extremely
eternal all-knowing this is an extremely strong structure then God incarnated
strong structure then God incarnated
strong structure then God incarnated himself in Jesus God the Son this is God
himself in Jesus God the Son this is God
himself in Jesus God the Son this is God in human form with all the attributes
in human form with all the attributes
in human form with all the attributes that characterizes us as humans doubt
that characterizes us as humans doubt
that characterizes us as humans doubt and pain and ultimately mortality this
and pain and ultimately mortality this
and pain and ultimately mortality this is a much much weaker form of God a much
is a much much weaker form of God a much
is a much much weaker form of God a much much weaker concept and finally you have
much weaker concept and finally you have
much weaker concept and finally you have the holy spirit this is the history of a
the holy spirit this is the history of a
the holy spirit this is the history of a church this is the history of salvation
church this is the history of salvation
church this is the history of salvation this is an even weaker concept of God
this is an even weaker concept of God
this is an even weaker concept of God so throughout Christianity the concept
so throughout Christianity the concept
so throughout Christianity the concept of God the idea of God undergoes a
of God the idea of God undergoes a
of God the idea of God undergoes a process of weakening from a very very
process of weakening from a very very
process of weakening from a very very strong structure God the Father
strong structure God the Father
strong structure God the Father two-weeker structure god the son to an
two-weeker structure god the son to an
two-weeker structure god the son to an even weaker
even weaker
even weaker the Holy Spirit now in the world of
the Holy Spirit now in the world of
the Holy Spirit now in the world of philosophy the same pattern can be
philosophy the same pattern can be
philosophy the same pattern can be observed in Plato for instance truth is
observed in Plato for instance truth is
observed in Plato for instance truth is seen as something above and beyond its
seen as something above and beyond its
seen as something above and beyond its absolute it’s eternal it’s a very very
absolute it’s eternal it’s a very very
absolute it’s eternal it’s a very very strong structure much like out the
strong structure much like out the
strong structure much like out the father later in the history of
father later in the history of
father later in the history of philosophy the concept of truth
philosophy the concept of truth
philosophy the concept of truth undergoes a process of weakening with
undergoes a process of weakening with
undergoes a process of weakening with the Immanuel Kant for instance truth is
the Immanuel Kant for instance truth is
the Immanuel Kant for instance truth is literally incarnated into human form we
literally incarnated into human form we
literally incarnated into human form we realize that we cannot speak about truth
realize that we cannot speak about truth
realize that we cannot speak about truth without taking our human existence into
without taking our human existence into
without taking our human existence into consideration how we understand the
consideration how we understand the
consideration how we understand the world depends on how we perceive the
world depends on how we perceive the
world depends on how we perceive the world today in post modernity there are
world today in post modernity there are
world today in post modernity there are no truth only interpretations and mean
no truth only interpretations and mean
no truth only interpretations and mean that that’s no truth that’s just an
that that’s no truth that’s just an
that that’s no truth that’s just an interpretation this is an even bigger
interpretation this is an even bigger
interpretation this is an even bigger form of truth now the interesting part
form of truth now the interesting part
form of truth now the interesting part is that this exact same pattern can be
is that this exact same pattern can be
is that this exact same pattern can be observed in the world of business for
observed in the world of business for
observed in the world of business for strong structures dominating markets are
strong structures dominating markets are
strong structures dominating markets are being challenged or replaced by weaker
being challenged or replaced by weaker
being challenged or replaced by weaker structures look at the telecom industry
structures look at the telecom industry
structures look at the telecom industry for instance it’s dominated by large
for instance it’s dominated by large
for instance it’s dominated by large telcos running massive infrastructures
telcos running massive infrastructures
telcos running massive infrastructures this is a very very strong structure
this is a very very strong structure
this is a very very strong structure then companies like Skype and Viper in
then companies like Skype and Viper in
then companies like Skype and Viper in my own company bug stream came along and
my own company bug stream came along and
my own company bug stream came along and enabled people to call each other for
enabled people to call each other for
enabled people to call each other for free bypassing the telecoms altogether
free bypassing the telecoms altogether
free bypassing the telecoms altogether this is a weakening of the structures
this is a weakening of the structures
this is a weakening of the structures defining the telecom industry and it is
defining the telecom industry and it is
defining the telecom industry and it is important this development cannot solely
important this development cannot solely
important this development cannot solely be contributed to the technological
be contributed to the technological
be contributed to the technological progress in fact the technology behind
progress in fact the technology behind
progress in fact the technology behind Skype is a lot lot simpler than the
Skype is a lot lot simpler than the
Skype is a lot lot simpler than the technology running the great telcos so
technology running the great telcos so
technology running the great telcos so something else is at stake here namely
something else is at stake here namely
something else is at stake here namely the weakening of being and when you
the weakening of being and when you
the weakening of being and when you think of it there are numerous of
think of it there are numerous of
think of it there are numerous of examples take the whole industry
examples take the whole industry
examples take the whole industry revolving investments in companies
revolving investments in companies
revolving investments in companies it has undergone a process of booting so
it has undergone a process of booting so
it has undergone a process of booting so that we now have concepts like
that we now have concepts like
that we now have concepts like crowdfunding look at the hotel industry
crowdfunding look at the hotel industry
crowdfunding look at the hotel industry we now have Airbnb look at the taxi
we now have Airbnb look at the taxi
we now have Airbnb look at the taxi industry we now have uber and yes we
industry we now have uber and yes we
industry we now have uber and yes we still have over they’ll be back look at
still have over they’ll be back look at
still have over they’ll be back look at the banking industry banks are an
the banking industry banks are an
the banking industry banks are an extremely strong structure it’s a highly
extremely strong structure it’s a highly
extremely strong structure it’s a highly regulated market it is undergone a
regulated market it is undergone a
regulated market it is undergone a process of weakening so that we now have
process of weakening so that we now have
process of weakening so that we now have concepts like bitcoins where people can
concepts like bitcoins where people can
concepts like bitcoins where people can transfer money directly to each other
transfer money directly to each other
transfer money directly to each other bypassing the banks altogether now the
bypassing the banks altogether now the
bypassing the banks altogether now the million-dollar question remains how do
million-dollar question remains how do
million-dollar question remains how do you use this knowledge as a tool of
you use this knowledge as a tool of
you use this knowledge as a tool of innovation is there a nihilistic
innovation is there a nihilistic
innovation is there a nihilistic vocation to innovation and I believe it
vocation to innovation and I believe it
vocation to innovation and I believe it is
is
is if being has a building tendency of
if being has a building tendency of
if being has a building tendency of presenting yourself in weaker and weaker
presenting yourself in weaker and weaker
presenting yourself in weaker and weaker forms then we can become entrepreneurs
forms then we can become entrepreneurs
forms then we can become entrepreneurs that look to markets that are dominated
that look to markets that are dominated
that look to markets that are dominated by strong structures and introduce new
by strong structures and introduce new
by strong structures and introduce new products and new business models that
products and new business models that
products and new business models that helps beginning the structures of those
helps beginning the structures of those
helps beginning the structures of those markets then we will not be working
markets then we will not be working
markets then we will not be working against the history of being but kind of
against the history of being but kind of
against the history of being but kind of like riding the wave and as we undermine
like riding the wave and as we undermine
like riding the wave and as we undermine the structures that dominates businesses
the structures that dominates businesses
the structures that dominates businesses industries markets and ultimately
industries markets and ultimately
industries markets and ultimately society we can free the world from the
society we can free the world from the
society we can free the world from the dominance and violence of strong
dominance and violence of strong
dominance and violence of strong structures large structures are getting
structures large structures are getting
structures large structures are getting weaker day by day but this does not lead
weaker day by day but this does not lead
weaker day by day but this does not lead to destruction but opportunity as
to destruction but opportunity as
to destruction but opportunity as structures collapse rebels will rise I’m
structures collapse rebels will rise I’m
structures collapse rebels will rise I’m a rebel are you thank you
a rebel are you thank you
a rebel are you thank you [Applause]
Oh
Oh [Applause]
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