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I tried both on and off okay now we’re

I tried both on and off okay now we’re good yeah that’s not me neither is that

good yeah that’s not me neither is that

good yeah that’s not me neither is that the reason I have Trump on here not

the reason I have Trump on here not

the reason I have Trump on here not because I’m going to be talking about

because I’m going to be talking about

because I’m going to be talking about Trump because I’m sure everybody has

Trump because I’m sure everybody has

Trump because I’m sure everybody has talked the Trump phenomena to death but

talked the Trump phenomena to death but

talked the Trump phenomena to death but the reason I have put him up there is

the reason I have put him up there is

the reason I have put him up there is because he epitomizes what’s happening

because he epitomizes what’s happening

because he epitomizes what’s happening in the world right now but before I do

in the world right now but before I do

in the world right now but before I do that and since I’m going to be talking

that and since I’m going to be talking

that and since I’m going to be talking about out-of-the-box thinking I’m going

about out-of-the-box thinking I’m going

about out-of-the-box thinking I’m going to do it backwards usually people go and

to do it backwards usually people go and

to do it backwards usually people go and introduce themselves and talk about it

introduce themselves and talk about it

introduce themselves and talk about it and thank people at the end I’m going to

and thank people at the end I’m going to

and thank people at the end I’m going to do it backwards let me thank so that I

do it backwards let me thank so that I

do it backwards let me thank so that I won’t forget some of the people who have

won’t forget some of the people who have

won’t forget some of the people who have been amazing your schoolmates who have

been amazing your schoolmates who have

been amazing your schoolmates who have spent amazing done amazing job on

spent amazing done amazing job on

spent amazing done amazing job on putting this PowerPoint together

putting this PowerPoint together

putting this PowerPoint together starting with Sarah

starting with Sarah

starting with Sarah Julia Kathryn gin MOOC who else did I

Julia Kathryn gin MOOC who else did I

Julia Kathryn gin MOOC who else did I miss somebody else

miss somebody else

miss somebody else jae-hoon you know amazing job

jae-hoon you know amazing job

jae-hoon you know amazing job so thank you everybody and we can get on

so thank you everybody and we can get on

so thank you everybody and we can get on with

with

with [Applause]

[Applause]

[Applause] as I said Trump epitomizes or the Donald

as I said Trump epitomizes or the Donald

as I said Trump epitomizes or the Donald Trump phenomena as it’s called

Trump phenomena as it’s called

Trump phenomena as it’s called epitomizes what’s happening in the world

epitomizes what’s happening in the world

epitomizes what’s happening in the world today right and what is happening in the

today right and what is happening in the

today right and what is happening in the world today is things like brexit the

world today is things like brexit the

world today is things like brexit the bernie phenomena the war in syria the

bernie phenomena the war in syria the

bernie phenomena the war in syria the Arab springs all those things to me the

Arab springs all those things to me the

Arab springs all those things to me the other indication of the same thing as

other indication of the same thing as

other indication of the same thing as pinnacle by Donald Trump so what is this

pinnacle by Donald Trump so what is this

pinnacle by Donald Trump so what is this that we are talking about what it is

that we are talking about what it is

that we are talking about what it is these are all symptoms of the demands of

these are all symptoms of the demands of

these are all symptoms of the demands of your generation for extraordinary

your generation for extraordinary

your generation for extraordinary solutions to today’s global problems and

solutions to today’s global problems and

solutions to today’s global problems and there are plenty of them and what you

there are plenty of them and what you

there are plenty of them and what you guys your generation demanding is

guys your generation demanding is

guys your generation demanding is extraordinary solutions what’s

extraordinary solutions what’s

extraordinary solutions what’s extraordinary solutions that’s nothing

extraordinary solutions that’s nothing

extraordinary solutions that’s nothing new

new

new even though the Morton people don’t seem

even though the Morton people don’t seem

even though the Morton people don’t seem to be able to find them are solutions

to be able to find them are solutions

to be able to find them are solutions that we have seen in the past in the 60s

that we have seen in the past in the 60s

that we have seen in the past in the 60s just after when the economy was bad we

just after when the economy was bad we

just after when the economy was bad we had this extraordinary event called

had this extraordinary event called

had this extraordinary event called let’s go to the moon an extraordinary

let’s go to the moon an extraordinary

let’s go to the moon an extraordinary the name of John F Kennedy he said let’s

the name of John F Kennedy he said let’s

the name of John F Kennedy he said let’s go to the moon that didn’t sound like

go to the moon that didn’t sound like

go to the moon that didn’t sound like how’s that going to help but as a result

how’s that going to help but as a result

how’s that going to help but as a result of that venture to the moon we had some

of that venture to the moon we had some

of that venture to the moon we had some amazing innovations in fact it are those

amazing innovations in fact it are those

amazing innovations in fact it are those animations that led to today’s advanced

animations that led to today’s advanced

animations that led to today’s advanced technological world but that wasn’t the

technological world but that wasn’t the

technological world but that wasn’t the first time in fact earlier on if you

first time in fact earlier on if you

first time in fact earlier on if you remember by the name of a fellow by the

remember by the name of a fellow by the

remember by the name of a fellow by the name of Columbus he did some

name of Columbus he did some

name of Columbus he did some out-of-the-box thinking right he said

out-of-the-box thinking right he said

out-of-the-box thinking right he said everybody’s going east

everybody’s going east

everybody’s going east I’m gonna go west and he ended up

I’m gonna go west and he ended up

I’m gonna go west and he ended up discovering America one of the greatest

discovering America one of the greatest

discovering America one of the greatest nations on earth the way we are here yes

nations on earth the way we are here yes

nations on earth the way we are here yes the point is it isn’t the great things

the point is it isn’t the great things

the point is it isn’t the great things that people do it is the out-of-the-box

that people do it is the out-of-the-box

that people do it is the out-of-the-box thinking that they do which leads to

thinking that they do which leads to

thinking that they do which leads to great things and that’s what we need

great things and that’s what we need

great things and that’s what we need today

today

today thinking out of the box

thinking out of the box

thinking out of the box now you might be thinking oh my god to

now you might be thinking oh my god to

now you might be thinking oh my god to do out-of-the-box thinking you have to

do out-of-the-box thinking you have to

do out-of-the-box thinking you have to do some extraordinary things yes

do some extraordinary things yes

do some extraordinary things yes actually you don’t you can do

actually you don’t you can do

actually you don’t you can do out-of-the-box thinking almost every day

out-of-the-box thinking almost every day

out-of-the-box thinking almost every day and all it requires is extraordinary

and all it requires is extraordinary

and all it requires is extraordinary people what’s extraordinary people

people what’s extraordinary people

people what’s extraordinary people people who are open-minded people who

people who are open-minded people who

people who are open-minded people who are daring and people who are

are daring and people who are

are daring and people who are adventurous right you can’t go out of

adventurous right you can’t go out of

adventurous right you can’t go out of the box if you are not adventurous but

the box if you are not adventurous but

the box if you are not adventurous but you don’t have to do amazing things like

you don’t have to do amazing things like

you don’t have to do amazing things like invent cure for the cancer or anything

invent cure for the cancer or anything

invent cure for the cancer or anything like that you can do it in a day to day

like that you can do it in a day to day

like that you can do it in a day to day environment I’ll give you an example I

environment I’ll give you an example I

environment I’ll give you an example I am myself a kind of a living example of

am myself a kind of a living example of

am myself a kind of a living example of out-of-the-box thinking some of you may

out-of-the-box thinking some of you may

out-of-the-box thinking some of you may know when I was originally born in a

know when I was originally born in a

know when I was originally born in a very poor environment in the ghettos of

very poor environment in the ghettos of

very poor environment in the ghettos of Karachi

Karachi

Karachi me my father mother we lived in a

me my father mother we lived in a

me my father mother we lived in a one-room house with a toilet outside and

one-room house with a toilet outside and

one-room house with a toilet outside and actually life was pretty good

actually life was pretty good

actually life was pretty good we were happy but you don’t have and

we were happy but you don’t have and

we were happy but you don’t have and have you don’t miss but as we started

have you don’t miss but as we started

have you don’t miss but as we started growing I had two sisters the third one

growing I had two sisters the third one

growing I had two sisters the third one coming the resources were the same but

coming the resources were the same but

coming the resources were the same but the needs for greater so when that

the needs for greater so when that

the needs for greater so when that happens you have two choices you can

happens you have two choices you can

happens you have two choices you can either say oh my god I’m going to take

either say oh my god I’m going to take

either say oh my god I’m going to take this pie and we’re split it up and get

this pie and we’re split it up and get

this pie and we’re split it up and get to be bigger than a bigger piece myself

to be bigger than a bigger piece myself

to be bigger than a bigger piece myself or you can say let me think out of the

or you can say let me think out of the

or you can say let me think out of the box and think how I can expand this pie

box and think how I can expand this pie

box and think how I can expand this pie so that everybody better and my mom

so that everybody better and my mom

so that everybody better and my mom bless her heart she is the one who

bless her heart she is the one who

bless her heart she is the one who instilled into us this notion of being

instilled into us this notion of being

instilled into us this notion of being able to think outside of yourself think

able to think outside of yourself think

able to think outside of yourself think of the family and not about yourself as

of the family and not about yourself as

of the family and not about yourself as a result of that thinking out of the box

a result of that thinking out of the box

a result of that thinking out of the box became my habit I went out instead of

became my habit I went out instead of

became my habit I went out instead of staying where everybody else was staying

staying where everybody else was staying

staying where everybody else was staying I went outside at the age of 15 I went

I went outside at the age of 15 I went

I went outside at the age of 15 I went to England went to his University and

to England went to his University and

to England went to his University and eventually ended up in America what an

eventually ended up in America what an

eventually ended up in America what an amazing place started my own business

amazing place started my own business

amazing place started my own business and my family that I was concerned about

and my family that I was concerned about

and my family that I was concerned about expanded from just my family to my

expanded from just my family to my

expanded from just my family to my family that I created in America

family that I created in America

family that I created in America and the company that I own and all the

and the company that I own and all the

and the company that I own and all the employees who work there and all the

employees who work there and all the

employees who work there and all the time I wasn’t thinking about me I was

time I wasn’t thinking about me I was

time I wasn’t thinking about me I was thinking about this out-of-the-box

thinking about this out-of-the-box

thinking about this out-of-the-box thinking and it led to success then in

thinking and it led to success then in

thinking and it led to success then in 1996 mom died and at that time I didn’t

1996 mom died and at that time I didn’t

1996 mom died and at that time I didn’t know it but that was like the light

know it but that was like the light

know it but that was like the light which was outside went out and I was

which was outside went out and I was

which was outside went out and I was back in that box now I was thinking

back in that box now I was thinking

back in that box now I was thinking about me and I started thinking about

about me and I started thinking about

about me and I started thinking about not about the company was the family

not about the company was the family

not about the company was the family because everybody was doing well I was

because everybody was doing well I was

because everybody was doing well I was thinking about me hey what can I do for

thinking about me hey what can I do for

thinking about me hey what can I do for myself

myself

myself and I enjoyed playing golf so I started

and I enjoyed playing golf so I started

and I enjoyed playing golf so I started playing lots of golf what can I do for

playing lots of golf what can I do for

playing lots of golf what can I do for myself I started partying I started

myself I started partying I started

myself I started partying I started doing things which I thought were

doing things which I thought were

doing things which I thought were important I started investing in things

important I started investing in things

important I started investing in things not things which I thought were good for

not things which I thought were good for

not things which I thought were good for the company or good for the family but

the company or good for the family but

the company or good for the family but for things to be good for me needless to

for things to be good for me needless to

for things to be good for me needless to say things started going bad started

say things started going bad started

say things started going bad started losing a lot of money and I was on a

losing a lot of money and I was on a

losing a lot of money and I was on a downward spiral towards oblivion

downward spiral towards oblivion

downward spiral towards oblivion fortunately my initial investment with

fortunately my initial investment with

fortunately my initial investment with the family and the friends and the

the family and the friends and the

the family and the friends and the company came through and all of those

company came through and all of those

company came through and all of those people got together and they said man

people got together and they said man

people got together and they said man you gotta get out of this mess this is

you gotta get out of this mess this is

you gotta get out of this mess this is no good

no good

no good unfortunately I left New York and ended

unfortunately I left New York and ended

unfortunately I left New York and ended up in this amazing place called AAAS and

up in this amazing place called AAAS and

up in this amazing place called AAAS and here not only did I find another light

here not only did I find another light

here not only did I find another light just make me start thinking out of the

just make me start thinking out of the

just make me start thinking out of the box which are my students but I also

box which are my students but I also

box which are my students but I also discovered an amazing place of full of

discovered an amazing place of full of

discovered an amazing place of full of extraordinary people you are

extraordinary people you are

extraordinary people you are extraordinary why because you are open

extraordinary why because you are open

extraordinary why because you are open think about it Anglo American school of

think about it Anglo American school of

think about it Anglo American school of Moscow England America Russia three of

Moscow England America Russia three of

Moscow England America Russia three of the you know greatest nations on earth

the you know greatest nations on earth

the you know greatest nations on earth it in Moscow people who are amazingly

it in Moscow people who are amazingly

it in Moscow people who are amazingly successful right so I started to

successful right so I started to

successful right so I started to thinking to myself hey Here I am

thinking to myself hey Here I am

thinking to myself hey Here I am now that I’m thinking out of the box

now that I’m thinking out of the box

now that I’m thinking out of the box again and things started getting better

again and things started getting better

again and things started getting better and I can tell you over the last seven

and I can tell you over the last seven

and I can tell you over the last seven eight years even here things are better

eight years even here things are better

eight years even here things are better and better and I could not be happier so

and better and I could not be happier so

and better and I could not be happier so for that I should thank you all and

for that I should thank you all and

for that I should thank you all and often in my classes I go to my class and

often in my classes I go to my class and

often in my classes I go to my class and say hey guys thank you very much for

say hey guys thank you very much for

say hey guys thank you very much for letting me come and teach you here

letting me come and teach you here

letting me come and teach you here because I can’t wait to come to work

because I can’t wait to come to work

because I can’t wait to come to work every day because I’m having such a

every day because I’m having such a

every day because I’m having such a great time yes and I’m not to think

great time yes and I’m not to think

great time yes and I’m not to think about me I’m just having a great time

about me I’m just having a great time

about me I’m just having a great time not because I’m having a great time is

not because I’m having a great time is

not because I’m having a great time is because I’m helping everybody else learn

because I’m helping everybody else learn

because I’m helping everybody else learn better so I thought to myself hey that’s

better so I thought to myself hey that’s

better so I thought to myself hey that’s pretty cool if I can one man can start

pretty cool if I can one man can start

pretty cool if I can one man can start from the ghettos of Karachi and it’s

from the ghettos of Karachi and it’s

from the ghettos of Karachi and it’s just because of start-up thinking I can

just because of start-up thinking I can

just because of start-up thinking I can be pretty successful what if everybody

be pretty successful what if everybody

be pretty successful what if everybody was started to think out of the box can

was started to think out of the box can

was started to think out of the box can they solve lot of these problems and I

they solve lot of these problems and I

they solve lot of these problems and I thought yeah

thought yeah

thought yeah and that’s what I’m doing

and that’s what I’m doing

and that’s what I’m doing my job today is I’m trying to get you to

my job today is I’m trying to get you to

my job today is I’m trying to get you to understand this notion of how to start

understand this notion of how to start

understand this notion of how to start thinking out of the box so that instead

thinking out of the box so that instead

thinking out of the box so that instead of asking people like Trump and

of asking people like Trump and

of asking people like Trump and everybody else to solve your problem is

everybody else to solve your problem is

everybody else to solve your problem is they won’t you will be able to solve

they won’t you will be able to solve

they won’t you will be able to solve your own problems so let’s talk about

your own problems so let’s talk about

your own problems so let’s talk about out of the box thinking see I am

out of the box thinking see I am

out of the box thinking see I am pressing the button backwards and

pressing the button backwards and

pressing the button backwards and forwards

so out-of-the-box thinking as I

so out-of-the-box thinking as I mentioned before is not about you it’s

mentioned before is not about you it’s

mentioned before is not about you it’s about we so the question is in this

about we so the question is in this

about we so the question is in this global problems what is we we need to

global problems what is we we need to

global problems what is we we need to understand that little better so we as

understand that little better so we as

understand that little better so we as you know it the most common form of we

you know it the most common form of we

you know it the most common form of we is our family right and what is we we

is our family right and what is we we

is our family right and what is we we are people in a place using stuff doing

are people in a place using stuff doing

are people in a place using stuff doing things to achieve a goal yes what is the

things to achieve a goal yes what is the

things to achieve a goal yes what is the goal for a family the well-being of the

goal for a family the well-being of the

goal for a family the well-being of the family

family

family yes that’s one type of organization then

yes that’s one type of organization then

yes that’s one type of organization then you have other organization hospitals

you have other organization hospitals

you have other organization hospitals again people nurses doctors in a place

again people nurses doctors in a place

again people nurses doctors in a place working together using scalpels and

working together using scalpels and

working together using scalpels and things like that to do what help people

things like that to do what help people

things like that to do what help people heal we have schools and universities

heal we have schools and universities

heal we have schools and universities same thing helping people getting

same thing helping people getting

same thing helping people getting together and rather than go through all

together and rather than go through all

together and rather than go through all of them we have commercial organizations

of them we have commercial organizations

of them we have commercial organizations helping people conduct transactions we

helping people conduct transactions we

helping people conduct transactions we have police forces and judges to

have police forces and judges to

have police forces and judges to maintain law and order to provide

maintain law and order to provide

maintain law and order to provide security we have government to manage it

security we have government to manage it

security we have government to manage it all what are these these are all

all what are these these are all

all what are these these are all institutions so when you have

institutions so when you have

institutions so when you have organizations working towards an

organizations working towards an

organizations working towards an objective you get things happen but

objective you get things happen but

objective you get things happen but there is a problem right these are the

there is a problem right these are the

there is a problem right these are the institutions that are not working for

institutions that are not working for

institutions that are not working for all of us so what is the problem the

all of us so what is the problem the

all of us so what is the problem the problem is that lot of these

problem is that lot of these

problem is that lot of these institutions while they are all designed

institutions while they are all designed

institutions while they are all designed basically to help the people which are

basically to help the people which are

basically to help the people which are part of that organization they sometimes

part of that organization they sometimes

part of that organization they sometimes what I call go rogue what does that mean

what I call go rogue what does that mean

what I call go rogue what does that mean that means that they lose their

that means that they lose their

that means that they lose their objective of helping the people who

objective of helping the people who

objective of helping the people who created the organization and instead of

created the organization and instead of

created the organization and instead of start thinking about themselves their

start thinking about themselves their

start thinking about themselves their survival becomes more important

survival becomes more important

survival becomes more important they end up worrying about money they

they end up worrying about money they

they end up worrying about money they want to make profit

want to make profit

want to make profit the CEOs they want to get rich and they

the CEOs they want to get rich and they

the CEOs they want to get rich and they lose sight of what happens the

lose sight of what happens the

lose sight of what happens the government’s political people they got

government’s political people they got

government’s political people they got corrupt they don’t do what they’re

corrupt they don’t do what they’re

corrupt they don’t do what they’re supposed to do so that seems to be with

supposed to do so that seems to be with

supposed to do so that seems to be with the problem lies so the question is what

the problem lies so the question is what

the problem lies so the question is what is the solution well normally when you

is the solution well normally when you

is the solution well normally when you need solutions what do you do I know

need solutions what do you do I know

need solutions what do you do I know from my math class none of the kids what

from my math class none of the kids what

from my math class none of the kids what did they do they go look at the back of

did they do they go look at the back of

did they do they go look at the back of the book or they go ask one of their

the book or they go ask one of their

the book or they go ask one of their personal friends who is supposed to be

personal friends who is supposed to be

personal friends who is supposed to be an expert right so we have a tendency

an expert right so we have a tendency

an expert right so we have a tendency that already have a problem we go and

that already have a problem we go and

that already have a problem we go and find experts the problem with experts is

find experts the problem with experts is

find experts the problem with experts is they really don’t know how to solve

they really don’t know how to solve

they really don’t know how to solve problems they know how to address

problems they know how to address

problems they know how to address symptoms you know imagine Edison you

symptoms you know imagine Edison you

symptoms you know imagine Edison you know the guy who invented the lightbulb

know the guy who invented the lightbulb

know the guy who invented the lightbulb who failed ninety nine times right each

who failed ninety nine times right each

who failed ninety nine times right each time he failed its own weekend let me go

time he failed its own weekend let me go

time he failed its own weekend let me go ask some experts and in those days who

ask some experts and in those days who

ask some experts and in those days who are the experts the experts were the

are the experts the experts were the

are the experts the experts were the candle makers people who made candles so

candle makers people who made candles so

candle makers people who made candles so imagine he goes to the candle maker they

imagine he goes to the candle maker they

imagine he goes to the candle maker they say hey buddy can you help me out here

say hey buddy can you help me out here

say hey buddy can you help me out here I’m trying to figure out this this

I’m trying to figure out this this

I’m trying to figure out this this electrical problem what do you think

electrical problem what do you think

electrical problem what do you think that the candle maker is going to do

that the candle maker is going to do

that the candle maker is going to do then I hate your problem is you don’t

then I hate your problem is you don’t

then I hate your problem is you don’t have any wax yes well that wouldn’t be

have any wax yes well that wouldn’t be

have any wax yes well that wouldn’t be the solution

the solution

the solution that’s what experts do they give you

that’s what experts do they give you

that’s what experts do they give you solutions to your symptoms

solutions to your symptoms

solutions to your symptoms what we need are some real solutions so

what we need are some real solutions so

what we need are some real solutions so what do you do you certainly don’t go to

what do you do you certainly don’t go to

what do you do you certainly don’t go to the experts you spend a little bit more

the experts you spend a little bit more

the experts you spend a little bit more time or trying to understand the problem

time or trying to understand the problem

time or trying to understand the problem so let’s understand the problem we said

so let’s understand the problem we said

so let’s understand the problem we said the institutions were either our friends

the institutions were either our friends

the institutions were either our friends or our enemies and they are the ones who

or our enemies and they are the ones who

or our enemies and they are the ones who sometimes go rogue yet there are

sometimes go rogue yet there are

sometimes go rogue yet there are organizations who are pretty successful

organizations who are pretty successful

organizations who are pretty successful and I want to show you just for about

and I want to show you just for about

and I want to show you just for about four or five of them so we have an idea

four or five of them so we have an idea

four or five of them so we have an idea about what we are talking about in terms

about what we are talking about in terms

about what we are talking about in terms of success or organization so here is

of success or organization so here is

of success or organization so here is Google as you can see in ten years or so

Google as you can see in ten years or so

Google as you can see in ten years or so it went from 354 will be billion

it went from 354 will be billion

it went from 354 will be billion revenues to five all

revenues to five all

revenues to five all was five billion revenues yes in a short

was five billion revenues yes in a short

was five billion revenues yes in a short time they grew very big Apple another in

time they grew very big Apple another in

time they grew very big Apple another in a short period time look at the growth

a short period time look at the growth

a short period time look at the growth we are talking some serious money here

we are talking some serious money here

we are talking some serious money here billions and billions of dollars both in

billions and billions of dollars both in

billions and billions of dollars both in terms of revenue growth Amazon another

terms of revenue growth Amazon another

terms of revenue growth Amazon another huge company yes grew and big a new one

huge company yes grew and big a new one

huge company yes grew and big a new one Alibaba that’s much more global that

Alibaba that’s much more global that

Alibaba that’s much more global that Amazon that’s just in six years look at

Amazon that’s just in six years look at

Amazon that’s just in six years look at the growth that it has and let’s not

the growth that it has and let’s not

the growth that it has and let’s not forget Facebook my favorite that Wow it

forget Facebook my favorite that Wow it

forget Facebook my favorite that Wow it does now this is very good and you say

does now this is very good and you say

does now this is very good and you say wow this is very successful all these

wow this is very successful all these

wow this is very successful all these countries companies are doing some

countries companies are doing some

countries companies are doing some amazing stuff so what’s wrong with this

amazing stuff so what’s wrong with this

amazing stuff so what’s wrong with this picture

picture

picture what’s wrong with this picture

what’s wrong with this picture

what’s wrong with this picture is the following as successful as these

is the following as successful as these

is the following as successful as these things are the problem is that the value

things are the problem is that the value

things are the problem is that the value which is generated is not appropriation

which is generated is not appropriation

which is generated is not appropriation aliy delivered to the people who

aliy delivered to the people who

aliy delivered to the people who generate the value who do you suppose

generate the value who do you suppose

generate the value who do you suppose generates the value in facebook is it

generates the value in facebook is it

generates the value in facebook is it much Sucher Berg who dwells every day

much Sucher Berg who dwells every day

much Sucher Berg who dwells every day and generates billions of dollars of

and generates billions of dollars of

and generates billions of dollars of revenue yet is it the people who run the

revenue yet is it the people who run the

revenue yet is it the people who run the servers and things like that who

servers and things like that who

servers and things like that who generate all that stuff yeah you know

generate all that stuff yeah you know

generate all that stuff yeah you know who generates the most value in Facebook

who generates the most value in Facebook

who generates the most value in Facebook you and I we work and you know how much

you and I we work and you know how much

you and I we work and you know how much you work some of you hours and hours

you work some of you hours and hours

you work some of you hours and hours daily so that you can generate that kind

daily so that you can generate that kind

daily so that you can generate that kind of revenue for a few people who own the

of revenue for a few people who own the

of revenue for a few people who own the shares of Facebook the same is true for

shares of Facebook the same is true for

shares of Facebook the same is true for Google same is true for Apple same is

Google same is true for Apple same is

Google same is true for Apple same is true for all of this organization I only

true for all of this organization I only

true for all of this organization I only pick five of these because they have

pick five of these because they have

pick five of these because they have something in common besides the fact

something in common besides the fact

something in common besides the fact that the value that

that the value that

that the value that is generated is not returned to the

is generated is not returned to the

is generated is not returned to the people who generate the value in the

people who generate the value in the

people who generate the value in the first place

first place

first place yes the other thing that is common to

yes the other thing that is common to

yes the other thing that is common to these five I picked them is because they

these five I picked them is because they

these five I picked them is because they are all built on a platform which is the

are all built on a platform which is the

are all built on a platform which is the Internet which is the modernist society

Internet which is the modernist society

Internet which is the modernist society so you might be saying okay so what so

so you might be saying okay so what so

so you might be saying okay so what so normal solution would be hey that’s

normal solution would be hey that’s

normal solution would be hey that’s pretty cool Facebook is the one who

pretty cool Facebook is the one who

pretty cool Facebook is the one who takes all the money but doesn’t give it

takes all the money but doesn’t give it

takes all the money but doesn’t give it back to us

back to us

back to us let’s create an anti kind of Facebook

let’s create an anti kind of Facebook

let’s create an anti kind of Facebook which will then be nice and give the

which will then be nice and give the

which will then be nice and give the money to everywhere else yeah well that

money to everywhere else yeah well that

money to everywhere else yeah well that won’t be too cool because first of all

won’t be too cool because first of all

won’t be too cool because first of all they will fight you and secondly how

they will fight you and secondly how

they will fight you and secondly how many of these anti institution and you

many of these anti institution and you

many of these anti institution and you will create you can rear the

will create you can rear the

will create you can rear the anti-government anti hospitals

anti-government anti hospitals

anti-government anti hospitals anti-facebook anti Google that doesn’t

anti-facebook anti Google that doesn’t

anti-facebook anti Google that doesn’t work so what do you know what’s the

work so what do you know what’s the

work so what do you know what’s the solution you know what the solution is

solution you know what the solution is

solution you know what the solution is you go to my classroom not known not to

you go to my classroom not known not to

you go to my classroom not known not to study math you can do that too but you

study math you can do that too but you

study math you can do that too but you go to my classroom and don’t learn how

go to my classroom and don’t learn how

go to my classroom and don’t learn how to trick the cake clicker and in my

to trick the cake clicker and in my

to trick the cake clicker and in my classroom on my board permanently you

classroom on my board permanently you

classroom on my board permanently you will see this statement which says we

will see this statement which says we

will see this statement which says we can’t solve every problem but we can

can’t solve every problem but we can

can’t solve every problem but we can learn to solve any problem and the only

learn to solve any problem and the only

learn to solve any problem and the only way to solve every problem is for

way to solve every problem is for

way to solve every problem is for everybody to learn how to solve any

everybody to learn how to solve any

everybody to learn how to solve any problem so that they can solve every

problem so that they can solve every

problem so that they can solve every problem that make sense so this pretty

problem that make sense so this pretty

problem that make sense so this pretty cool right only trouble is which any

cool right only trouble is which any

cool right only trouble is which any problem are we talking about so I

problem are we talking about so I

problem are we talking about so I thought about the last Sunday and out of

thought about the last Sunday and out of

thought about the last Sunday and out of the blue I came up with this there is

the blue I came up with this there is

the blue I came up with this there is this institution we don’t want that

this institution we don’t want that

this institution we don’t want that empty institution so instead of in I

empty institution so instead of in I

empty institution so instead of in I went out

went out

went out and what constitutes and the more I said

and what constitutes and the more I said

and what constitutes and the more I said obstetrician the better I liked it you

obstetrician the better I liked it you

obstetrician the better I liked it you know it has started growing on me but

know it has started growing on me but

know it has started growing on me but then I said don’t worry I know how to

then I said don’t worry I know how to

then I said don’t worry I know how to spell tuition has got a u in it but I

spell tuition has got a u in it but I

spell tuition has got a u in it but I thought to myself and I read somewhere

thought to myself and I read somewhere

thought to myself and I read somewhere in in marketing that you know a lot of

in in marketing that you know a lot of

in in marketing that you know a lot of these companies which are successful

these companies which are successful

these companies which are successful they had two vowels in it Google has two

they had two vowels in it Google has two

they had two vowels in it Google has two O’s in it right

O’s in it right

O’s in it right Facebook has two O’s in it yahoo has two

Facebook has two O’s in it yahoo has two

Facebook has two O’s in it yahoo has two O’s in it right Apple has two peas in it

O’s in it right Apple has two peas in it

O’s in it right Apple has two peas in it Wow I thought I need to have two of

Wow I thought I need to have two of

Wow I thought I need to have two of those so he took the URL put two O’s in

those so he took the URL put two O’s in

those so he took the URL put two O’s in there out reduces well that’s pretty

there out reduces well that’s pretty

there out reduces well that’s pretty cool then what did I do

cool then what did I do

cool then what did I do I went and registered all of this name

I went and registered all of this name

I went and registered all of this name out stitute on.com

out stitute on.com

out stitute on.com org.net dot info then I thought he asked

org.net dot info then I thought he asked

org.net dot info then I thought he asked somebody else might come along and they

somebody else might come along and they

somebody else might come along and they might use the word with you in it so I

might use the word with you in it so I

might use the word with you in it so I registered those four also so guess what

registered those four also so guess what

registered those four also so guess what we own all the names outstation dot-com

we own all the names outstation dot-com

we own all the names outstation dot-com dot org.net and dot info both ways

so but that’s just named name that’s not

so but that’s just named name that’s not gonna do any very good right so I said I

gonna do any very good right so I said I

gonna do any very good right so I said I need kind of an equivalent of Facebook

need kind of an equivalent of Facebook

need kind of an equivalent of Facebook so what is Facebook what is Facebook

so what is Facebook what is Facebook

so what is Facebook what is Facebook www.facebook.com

obstetrician org I like that name

obstetrician org I like that name yes and then I went was it yesterday I

yes and then I went was it yesterday I

yes and then I went was it yesterday I thought to myself I said yeah yeah but

thought to myself I said yeah yeah but

thought to myself I said yeah yeah but you could have a Nobu right so yesterday

you could have a Nobu right so yesterday

you could have a Nobu right so yesterday in class was it yesterday Sam I called

in class was it yesterday Sam I called

in class was it yesterday Sam I called Sam I forgot to mention Sam Sam is

Sam I forgot to mention Sam Sam is

Sam I forgot to mention Sam Sam is amazing he is one of my HL students I

amazing he is one of my HL students I

amazing he is one of my HL students I said hey Sam I know you do some graphic

said hey Sam I know you do some graphic

said hey Sam I know you do some graphic stuff come over here I want you in the

stuff come over here I want you in the

stuff come over here I want you in the middle of class I was and I said hey Sam

middle of class I was and I said hey Sam

middle of class I was and I said hey Sam I should he said I want you to make me a

I should he said I want you to make me a

I should he said I want you to make me a logo it’s a wife so I discussed this and

logo it’s a wife so I discussed this and

logo it’s a wife so I discussed this and we futz around with it and what do you

we futz around with it and what do you

we futz around with it and what do you know we got this logo I can like it

know we got this logo I can like it

know we got this logo I can like it right it’s got this out situation the

right it’s got this out situation the

right it’s got this out situation the arrow means you start that way just in

arrow means you start that way just in

arrow means you start that way just in case you don’t know how to read and you

case you don’t know how to read and you

case you don’t know how to read and you go out substitution got old so now we

go out substitution got old so now we

go out substitution got old so now we have an anti institution called

have an anti institution called

have an anti institution called obstetrician I love saying that name so

obstetrician I love saying that name so

obstetrician I love saying that name so you might be saying oh that’s already

you might be saying oh that’s already

you might be saying oh that’s already nice and dandy anybody can do that by

nice and dandy anybody can do that by

nice and dandy anybody can do that by the way just in case you know we I got a

the way just in case you know we I got a

the way just in case you know we I got a private server in Atlanta it is very

private server in Atlanta it is very

private server in Atlanta it is very private we own it and there we can put

private we own it and there we can put

private we own it and there we can put up whatever we want

up whatever we want

up whatever we want yes so we can make Facebook we can make

yes so we can make Facebook we can make

yes so we can make Facebook we can make whatever we want to make it so I want to

whatever we want to make it so I want to

whatever we want to make it so I want to show you because usually when we’re I

show you because usually when we’re I

show you because usually when we’re I used to do this on Wall Street people

used to do this on Wall Street people

used to do this on Wall Street people always used to say yeah all these ideas

always used to say yeah all these ideas

always used to say yeah all these ideas the great show me the money so I thought

the great show me the money so I thought

the great show me the money so I thought you might be asking the same thing so

you might be asking the same thing so

you might be asking the same thing so let me show you the money imagine this

let me show you the money imagine this

let me show you the money imagine this obstetrician we invited people to say

obstetrician we invited people to say

obstetrician we invited people to say hey guys just come and join this out

hey guys just come and join this out

hey guys just come and join this out situation and let’s suppose out of the 7

situation and let’s suppose out of the 7

situation and let’s suppose out of the 7 billion people in the world two billion

billion people in the world two billion

billion people in the world two billion people join this out situation and we

people join this out situation and we

people join this out situation and we said to them hey guys unlike Facebook or

said to them hey guys unlike Facebook or

said to them hey guys unlike Facebook or all these other boob LIGO companies we

all these other boob LIGO companies we

all these other boob LIGO companies we googley group that has to some things in

googley group that has to some things in

googley group that has to some things in it to anyway instead of those we are

it to anyway instead of those we are

it to anyway instead of those we are going to have this company and

going to have this company and

going to have this company and obstetrician but it is going to be

obstetrician but it is going to be

obstetrician but it is going to be different than all

different than all

different than all companies because after all it is empty

companies because after all it is empty

companies because after all it is empty institution and what is the difference

institution and what is the difference

institution and what is the difference between those companies and this company

between those companies and this company

between those companies and this company the difference is in all other countries

the difference is in all other countries

the difference is in all other countries in order to get rich you have to collect

in order to get rich you have to collect

in order to get rich you have to collect more and more shares yes the more shares

more and more shares yes the more shares

more and more shares yes the more shares you have the richer you get you don’t

you have the richer you get you don’t

you have the richer you get you don’t have to do anything with it you just

have to do anything with it you just

have to do anything with it you just have to combine chains well that’s not

have to combine chains well that’s not

have to combine chains well that’s not very good

very good

very good so this out situation is going to be the

so this out situation is going to be the

so this out situation is going to be the opposite in this out situation the only

opposite in this out situation the only

opposite in this out situation the only way you get rich or rich are is by the

way you get rich or rich are is by the

way you get rich or rich are is by the size of the company getting bigger

size of the company getting bigger

size of the company getting bigger because everybody owns exactly one share

because everybody owns exactly one share

because everybody owns exactly one share of equal value so if the company is

of equal value so if the company is

of equal value so if the company is worth two billion dollars right then

worth two billion dollars right then

worth two billion dollars right then everybody owns it gets $1 yes but you

everybody owns it gets $1 yes but you

everybody owns it gets $1 yes but you can see these companies can grow very

can see these companies can grow very

can see these companies can grow very very large very very fast so I thought

very large very very fast so I thought

very large very very fast so I thought let me just do some numbers see how that

let me just do some numbers see how that

let me just do some numbers see how that would work

would work

would work so I added up all those five companies

so I added up all those five companies

so I added up all those five companies and here’s the totals this is how much

and here’s the totals this is how much

and here’s the totals this is how much those five companies are worth this is

those five companies are worth this is

those five companies are worth this is four hundred and thirty these are in

four hundred and thirty these are in

four hundred and thirty these are in billion dollars numbers by the way this

billion dollars numbers by the way this

billion dollars numbers by the way this is four hundred thirty 1 billion dollars

is four hundred thirty 1 billion dollars

is four hundred thirty 1 billion dollars revenue for last year and the average

revenue for last year and the average

revenue for last year and the average shares is 2.3 billion dollars so I

shares is 2.3 billion dollars so I

shares is 2.3 billion dollars so I rounded down to about two billion

rounded down to about two billion

rounded down to about two billion dollars so let’s suppose we took that

dollars so let’s suppose we took that

dollars so let’s suppose we took that and we took 80 percent of that and we

and we took 80 percent of that and we

and we took 80 percent of that and we said 80% of that belongs to the two

said 80% of that belongs to the two

said 80% of that belongs to the two billion people who owns it in equal

billion people who owns it in equal

billion people who owns it in equal amount do you know what happens every by

amount do you know what happens every by

amount do you know what happens every by one of those billion people is a

one of those billion people is a

one of those billion people is a billionaire they’re worth 648 billion

billionaire they’re worth 648 billion

billionaire they’re worth 648 billion dollars and the general level nothing

dollars and the general level nothing

dollars and the general level nothing and they generate one hundred and

and they generate one hundred and

and they generate one hundred and seventy two dollars in revenue of course

seventy two dollars in revenue of course

seventy two dollars in revenue of course these are just numbers to demonstrate

these are just numbers to demonstrate

these are just numbers to demonstrate the point the point is it doesn’t going

the point the point is it doesn’t going

the point the point is it doesn’t going to happen by itself yes the point I was

to happen by itself yes the point I was

to happen by itself yes the point I was trying to make by doing all this is to

trying to make by doing all this is to

trying to make by doing all this is to show you that once you start thinking

show you that once you start thinking

show you that once you start thinking out of the box instead of thinking about

out of the box instead of thinking about

out of the box instead of thinking about you how am I going

you how am I going

you how am I going Volpone how is everybody going to make

Volpone how is everybody going to make

Volpone how is everybody going to make money you can do amazing things yes and

money you can do amazing things yes and

money you can do amazing things yes and you can do amazing things on a daily

you can do amazing things on a daily

you can do amazing things on a daily basis by thinking out of the box instead

basis by thinking out of the box instead

basis by thinking out of the box instead of thinking about yourself think about

of thinking about yourself think about

of thinking about yourself think about the bigger picture

the bigger picture

the bigger picture whatever the bigger picture may be so

whatever the bigger picture may be so

whatever the bigger picture may be so the question is I am NOT the one who’s

the question is I am NOT the one who’s

the question is I am NOT the one who’s gonna find the solutions you are your

gonna find the solutions you are your

gonna find the solutions you are your generation is the one who was asking you

generation is the one who was asking you

generation is the one who was asking you the question find me extraordinary

the question find me extraordinary

the question find me extraordinary solutions right well here is an

solutions right well here is an

solutions right well here is an extraordinary solution

extraordinary solution

extraordinary solution I have even got you started now it’s up

I have even got you started now it’s up

I have even got you started now it’s up to you you have no excuse either you

to you you have no excuse either you

to you you have no excuse either you make it or you don’t but you have nobody

make it or you don’t but you have nobody

make it or you don’t but you have nobody to blame by yourself but no matter what

to blame by yourself but no matter what

to blame by yourself but no matter what you do the one thing you should do go

you do the one thing you should do go

you do the one thing you should do go home give your mom a hug and a kiss and

home give your mom a hug and a kiss and

home give your mom a hug and a kiss and say tell her how much you appreciate her

say tell her how much you appreciate her

say tell her how much you appreciate her because your mom’s are amazing they are

because your mom’s are amazing they are

because your mom’s are amazing they are the shining light outside that helped

the shining light outside that helped

the shining light outside that helped you think out of the box yes thank you

you think out of the box yes thank you

you think out of the box yes thank you very much I hope you learn from it

one last announcement unfortunately and

one last announcement unfortunately and mr. Grove storm which will tell you that

mr. Grove storm which will tell you that

mr. Grove storm which will tell you that you have to go back to class so thank

you have to go back to class so thank

you have to go back to class so thank you very much

you very much

you very much [Applause]

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