so when I came to the school I was sure that one people one person two staff
that one people one person two staff
that one people one person two staff knew who I was and that’s your principal
knew who I was and that’s your principal
knew who I was and that’s your principal Dickinson because he used to be my
Dickinson because he used to be my
Dickinson because he used to be my French teacher when I was still in high
French teacher when I was still in high
French teacher when I was still in high school and I know he remembers me for
school and I know he remembers me for
school and I know he remembers me for one fact and that’s because didn’t score
one fact and that’s because didn’t score
one fact and that’s because didn’t score higher than a four in any of his tests
higher than a four in any of his tests
higher than a four in any of his tests and the reason I didn’t screw harder for
and the reason I didn’t screw harder for
and the reason I didn’t screw harder for Daniel’s test was for a couple of
Daniel’s test was for a couple of
Daniel’s test was for a couple of reasons
reasons
reasons first I was extremely lazy second
first I was extremely lazy second
first I was extremely lazy second probably puberty but third I was
probably puberty but third I was
probably puberty but third I was dreaming all day so what was it dreaming
dreaming all day so what was it dreaming
dreaming all day so what was it dreaming about one day it could be flying cars
about one day it could be flying cars
about one day it could be flying cars that brought me home because I was way
that brought me home because I was way
that brought me home because I was way too lazy to bike that five kilometres to
too lazy to bike that five kilometres to
too lazy to bike that five kilometres to home the other day it could be a
home the other day it could be a
home the other day it could be a toothbrush to brush my teeth on tooth
toothbrush to brush my teeth on tooth
toothbrush to brush my teeth on tooth automatically because I was way too lazy
automatically because I was way too lazy
automatically because I was way too lazy to brush my teeth but I have a question
to brush my teeth but I have a question
to brush my teeth but I have a question for you who of you in this audience
for you who of you in this audience
for you who of you in this audience sometimes on a random day as an idea
sometimes on a random day as an idea
sometimes on a random day as an idea about a product or a thing or two that
about a product or a thing or two that
about a product or a thing or two that could make your life just a little bit
could make your life just a little bit
could make your life just a little bit easier show me your hands who at some
easier show me your hands who at some
easier show me your hands who at some times at such an idea
times at such an idea
times at such an idea okay there are many people okay keep
okay there are many people okay keep
okay there are many people okay keep your hands up keep your hands up don’t
your hands up keep your hands up don’t
your hands up keep your hands up don’t put and done I’ve not a question for you
put and done I’ve not a question for you
put and done I’ve not a question for you move you guys who had an idea that could
move you guys who had an idea that could
move you guys who had an idea that could make your life a little bit easier
make your life a little bit easier
make your life a little bit easier actually went out there to execute your
actually went out there to execute your
actually went out there to execute your idea to make it happen
idea to make it happen
idea to make it happen still some ants a bit less and that’s
still some ants a bit less and that’s
still some ants a bit less and that’s what I want to talk about today that is
what I want to talk about today that is
what I want to talk about today that is about ideas worth spreading but that’s
about ideas worth spreading but that’s
about ideas worth spreading but that’s not what I want to talk about on that
not what I want to talk about on that
not what I want to talk about on that stages there’s been many great people
stages there’s been many great people
stages there’s been many great people who have talked about how to secure the
who have talked about how to secure the
who have talked about how to secure the entire world from malaria or how to
entire world from malaria or how to
entire world from malaria or how to provide education for tens of thousands
provide education for tens of thousands
provide education for tens of thousands of people in the world but I don’t have
of people in the world but I don’t have
of people in the world but I don’t have those ideas the only thing that I did is
those ideas the only thing that I did is
those ideas the only thing that I did is execute some ideas the idea that I want
execute some ideas the idea that I want
execute some ideas the idea that I want to talk about is ideas worth doing first
to talk about is ideas worth doing first
to talk about is ideas worth doing first idea I want to talk about is we define
idea I want to talk about is we define
idea I want to talk about is we define as actually spray long story in high
as actually spray long story in high
as actually spray long story in high school apart from failing French I used
school apart from failing French I used
school apart from failing French I used to be the guy who was programming
to be the guy who was programming
to be the guy who was programming websites all day besides from school
websites all day besides from school
websites all day besides from school because well I like to code and people
because well I like to code and people
because well I like to code and people paid me money for it so I could buy
paid me money for it so I could buy
paid me money for it so I could buy video games that
video games that
video games that was the gate I was and I liked it so
was the gate I was and I liked it so
was the gate I was and I liked it so when one day I was skyping with a friend
when one day I was skyping with a friend
when one day I was skyping with a friend from America and he told me that he
from America and he told me that he
from America and he told me that he bought a pair of food and sunglasses and
bought a pair of food and sunglasses and
bought a pair of food and sunglasses and he showed them to me over Skype and I
he showed them to me over Skype and I
he showed them to me over Skype and I thought wow these are awesome
thought wow these are awesome
thought wow these are awesome I want to buy these so I’m a Googler in
I want to buy these so I’m a Googler in
I want to buy these so I’m a Googler in the Netherlands but no there weren’t any
the Netherlands but no there weren’t any
the Netherlands but no there weren’t any wooden sunglasses so I’ll go bring in
wooden sunglasses so I’ll go bring in
wooden sunglasses so I’ll go bring in Belgium and Germany and UK still not any
Belgium and Germany and UK still not any
Belgium and Germany and UK still not any wooden sunglasses and I continued
wooden sunglasses and I continued
wooden sunglasses and I continued searching for putting sunglasses all
searching for putting sunglasses all
searching for putting sunglasses all across Europe still couldn’t find any
across Europe still couldn’t find any
across Europe still couldn’t find any and then I went to China where I did
and then I went to China where I did
and then I went to China where I did find them because they make everything
find them because they make everything
find them because they make everything in China and the world wooden sunglasses
in China and the world wooden sunglasses
in China and the world wooden sunglasses in China’s about them if I think $30 or
in China’s about them if I think $30 or
in China’s about them if I think $30 or something and they were sent to me and I
something and they were sent to me and I
something and they were sent to me and I arrived like 60 days later to my house
arrived like 60 days later to my house
arrived like 60 days later to my house in Netherlands and they were pretty cool
in Netherlands and they were pretty cool
in Netherlands and they were pretty cool and then a couple of week leg was later
and then a couple of week leg was later
and then a couple of week leg was later a friend’s brooch me and he asked me she
a friend’s brooch me and he asked me she
a friend’s brooch me and he asked me she know how to make a web shop he knew how
know how to make a web shop he knew how
know how to make a web shop he knew how to build websites but do you know how to
to build websites but do you know how to
to build websites but do you know how to build a web shop and I said well yeah I
build a web shop and I said well yeah I
build a web shop and I said well yeah I do
do
do why yeah I want to start one ok cool
why yeah I want to start one ok cool
why yeah I want to start one ok cool what product do you want to do you have
what product do you want to do you have
what product do you want to do you have no idea do you know something so I said
no idea do you know something so I said
no idea do you know something so I said well I recently bought a pair of wooden
well I recently bought a pair of wooden
well I recently bought a pair of wooden sunglasses I kind of like them but
sunglasses I kind of like them but
sunglasses I kind of like them but they’re not available anywhere in the
they’re not available anywhere in the
they’re not available anywhere in the Netherlands let alone in Europe so
Netherlands let alone in Europe so
Netherlands let alone in Europe so that’s how we started a company selling
that’s how we started a company selling
that’s how we started a company selling wooden sunglasses with both just five
wooden sunglasses with both just five
wooden sunglasses with both just five pairs of wooden sunglasses from China
pairs of wooden sunglasses from China
pairs of wooden sunglasses from China cause that was all the money we had back
cause that was all the money we had back
cause that was all the money we had back in high school and there was our company
in high school and there was our company
in high school and there was our company the first week was pretty solid we sold
the first week was pretty solid we sold
the first week was pretty solid we sold like five pairs of wind sunglasses which
like five pairs of wind sunglasses which
like five pairs of wind sunglasses which was our entire stock due to my parents
was our entire stock due to my parents
was our entire stock due to my parents using his parents amongst your friend of
using his parents amongst your friend of
using his parents amongst your friend of us so we’re pretty happy and from then
us so we’re pretty happy and from then
us so we’re pretty happy and from then on we have money to buy some more and we
on we have money to buy some more and we
on we have money to buy some more and we felt well let’s do some marketing but if
felt well let’s do some marketing but if
felt well let’s do some marketing but if you want to do marketing you need a good
you want to do marketing you need a good
you want to do marketing you need a good picture and we didn’t have these slick
picture and we didn’t have these slick
picture and we didn’t have these slick pictures yet actually we didn’t have any
pictures yet actually we didn’t have any
pictures yet actually we didn’t have any pictures but I have an iPod so I made
pictures but I have an iPod so I made
pictures but I have an iPod so I made this picture and actually my mum
this picture and actually my mum
this picture and actually my mum photographed me doing it because she
photographed me doing it because she
photographed me doing it because she said you’re ridiculous no one would
said you’re ridiculous no one would
said you’re ridiculous no one would watch this picture like ever I’m making
watch this picture like ever I’m making
watch this picture like ever I’m making this picture now so we can laugh about
this picture now so we can laugh about
this picture now so we can laugh about it in two or three years so here was in
it in two or three years so here was in
it in two or three years so here was in the summer day my bedroom in my parents
the summer day my bedroom in my parents
the summer day my bedroom in my parents house I got my iPod put the powerful in
house I got my iPod put the powerful in
house I got my iPod put the powerful in sunglasses close to the window and I
sunglasses close to the window and I
sunglasses close to the window and I made this picture and what do you do
made this picture and what do you do
made this picture and what do you do what did you do back then a Facebook you
what did you do back then a Facebook you
what did you do back then a Facebook you did like a share to win that was
did like a share to win that was
did like a share to win that was everyone was doing everyone was sharing
everyone was doing everyone was sharing
everyone was doing everyone was sharing them everyone’s liking them and everyone
them everyone’s liking them and everyone
them everyone’s liking them and everyone was being betrayed by companies because
was being betrayed by companies because
was being betrayed by companies because they never handed out a prize
they never handed out a prize
they never handed out a prize so I did an Instagram filter it’s really
so I did an Instagram filter it’s really
so I did an Instagram filter it’s really ugly
ugly
ugly I did some paints with the text on it
I did some paints with the text on it
I did some paints with the text on it and we put it online and in just two or
and we put it online and in just two or
and we put it online and in just two or three days there were two million people
three days there were two million people
three days there were two million people who saw this on the internet and I
who saw this on the internet and I
who saw this on the internet and I thought it was crazy I like I couldn’t
thought it was crazy I like I couldn’t
thought it was crazy I like I couldn’t understand what was going on my dad went
understand what was going on my dad went
understand what was going on my dad went on to explain it to me he said well
on to explain it to me he said well
on to explain it to me he said well Bosque and this Thomson Magana there are
Bosque and this Thomson Magana there are
Bosque and this Thomson Magana there are fifty thousand people who fit in if
fifty thousand people who fit in if
fifty thousand people who fit in if you’ve got 40 MS emelina’s deaths
you’ve got 40 MS emelina’s deaths
you’ve got 40 MS emelina’s deaths amongst people that saw your picture in
amongst people that saw your picture in
amongst people that saw your picture in about three days and it was crazy and
about three days and it was crazy and
about three days and it was crazy and because of that with sold hundreds of
because of that with sold hundreds of
because of that with sold hundreds of wood pairs of sunglasses we get our
wood pairs of sunglasses we get our
wood pairs of sunglasses we get our stock was only five pairs of sunglasses
stock was only five pairs of sunglasses
stock was only five pairs of sunglasses so there were many people angry at us
so there were many people angry at us
so there were many people angry at us people bonding on the windows and my
people bonding on the windows and my
people bonding on the windows and my parents homes because they wanted the
parents homes because they wanted the
parents homes because they wanted the money back because we even could answer
money back because we even could answer
money back because we even could answer all the emails because there were so
all the emails because there were so
all the emails because there were so many people and they went like crazy but
many people and they went like crazy but
many people and they went like crazy but it’s been one of the most valuable
it’s been one of the most valuable
it’s been one of the most valuable lessons I’ve ever learned in my life
lessons I’ve ever learned in my life
lessons I’ve ever learned in my life we’ve sold over 10,000 pairs of wind
we’ve sold over 10,000 pairs of wind
we’ve sold over 10,000 pairs of wind sunglasses and I sold the company one
sunglasses and I sold the company one
sunglasses and I sold the company one year ago so that was a great success
year ago so that was a great success
year ago so that was a great success then I started this company we thought
then I started this company we thought
then I started this company we thought well we know how to run webshop it went
well we know how to run webshop it went
well we know how to run webshop it went pretty well dude if I let’s do this shop
pretty well dude if I let’s do this shop
pretty well dude if I let’s do this shop we made a bully fight what we call it
we made a bully fight what we call it
we made a bully fight what we call it pretty creative it’ll name and it was
pretty creative it’ll name and it was
pretty creative it’ll name and it was like a shawl a hat and gloves in one and
like a shawl a hat and gloves in one and
like a shawl a hat and gloves in one and we thought it was pretty cool actually
we thought it was pretty cool actually
we thought it was pretty cool actually we did some market research and that
we did some market research and that
we did some market research and that showed that it will probably sell even
showed that it will probably sell even
showed that it will probably sell even better than our wooden sunglasses so we
better than our wooden sunglasses so we
better than our wooden sunglasses so we bought a thousand of them thought well
bought a thousand of them thought well
bought a thousand of them thought well let’s go this is going to be awesome
let’s go this is going to be awesome
let’s go this is going to be awesome I still have nine hundred of those lying
I still have nine hundred of those lying
I still have nine hundred of those lying in my garage
in my garage
in my garage so just was being enterpreneurs all
so just was being enterpreneurs all
so just was being enterpreneurs all about my third story is about the
about my third story is about the
about my third story is about the Hyperloop I think it was almost two
Hyperloop I think it was almost two
Hyperloop I think it was almost two years ago when I was sitting with a
years ago when I was sitting with a
years ago when I was sitting with a couple of senior students doing the same
couple of senior students doing the same
couple of senior students doing the same studies I do in Delft in the Sun
studies I do in Delft in the Sun
studies I do in Delft in the Sun drinking a beer and so looking about a
drinking a beer and so looking about a
drinking a beer and so looking about a plane release by Illamasqua who’s the
plane release by Illamasqua who’s the
plane release by Illamasqua who’s the founder of Tesla and SpaceX and who’s
founder of Tesla and SpaceX and who’s
founder of Tesla and SpaceX and who’s all kind of awesome stuff and he said
all kind of awesome stuff and he said
all kind of awesome stuff and he said well I think it’s possible to make a
well I think it’s possible to make a
well I think it’s possible to make a train that can run a thousand kilometers
train that can run a thousand kilometers
train that can run a thousand kilometers per hour through a tube and it’s way
per hour through a tube and it’s way
per hour through a tube and it’s way more energy efficient than any method
more energy efficient than any method
more energy efficient than any method from the transportation that we
from the transportation that we
from the transportation that we currently have
currently have
currently have so we thought well that’s awesome let’s
so we thought well that’s awesome let’s
so we thought well that’s awesome let’s prove it and as we set up to prove that
prove it and as we set up to prove that
prove it and as we set up to prove that LM mask launched the student competition
LM mask launched the student competition
LM mask launched the student competition he said well student teams from all over
he said well student teams from all over
he said well student teams from all over the world make your plan design this
the world make your plan design this
the world make your plan design this ball design this Hyperloop and show me
ball design this Hyperloop and show me
ball design this Hyperloop and show me that it is possible so we assembled a
that it is possible so we assembled a
that it is possible so we assembled a team of 30 people over the summer and we
team of 30 people over the summer and we
team of 30 people over the summer and we went designing we designed like 500
went designing we designed like 500
went designing we designed like 500 pages with all kinds of features to
pages with all kinds of features to
pages with all kinds of features to prove that it was indeed possible and
prove that it was indeed possible and
prove that it was indeed possible and out of all those 150 teams we’ve got
out of all those 150 teams we’ve got
out of all those 150 teams we’ve got actually seconds at a competition which
actually seconds at a competition which
actually seconds at a competition which is really awesome just because we got
is really awesome just because we got
is really awesome just because we got started at a summer day my last story is
started at a summer day my last story is
started at a summer day my last story is not about me but it is about something I
not about me but it is about something I
not about me but it is about something I you’re pretty often I go to conferences
you’re pretty often I go to conferences
you’re pretty often I go to conferences like this quite a lot actually way too
like this quite a lot actually way too
like this quite a lot actually way too often because it only distracts me but
often because it only distracts me but
often because it only distracts me but it is awesome come on this is awesome
it is awesome come on this is awesome
it is awesome come on this is awesome tonight right yeah it is so that’s why I
tonight right yeah it is so that’s why I
tonight right yeah it is so that’s why I keep coming and I think it happened over
keep coming and I think it happened over
keep coming and I think it happened over 10 times that some guy comes to me
10 times that some guy comes to me
10 times that some guy comes to me usually they’re like 50 years old and
usually they’re like 50 years old and
usually they’re like 50 years old and they say to me well Bastian listen to me
they say to me well Bastian listen to me
they say to me well Bastian listen to me back in 2005 you were probably still a
back in 2005 you were probably still a
back in 2005 you were probably still a little kids too small to understand
little kids too small to understand
little kids too small to understand what’s going on but I did understand
what’s going on but I did understand
what’s going on but I did understand what was going on I had an idea to make
what was going on I had an idea to make
what was going on I had an idea to make a website on which you could share your
a website on which you could share your
a website on which you could share your videos with your friends and family
videos with your friends and family
videos with your friends and family that’s what they say to me and then they
that’s what they say to me and then they
that’s what they say to me and then they come up with some sort of excuse usually
come up with some sort of excuse usually
come up with some sort of excuse usually to say yeah but I wanted to start going
to say yeah but I wanted to start going
to say yeah but I wanted to start going but my wife said no no you can do it it
but my wife said no no you can do it it
but my wife said no no you can do it it is too dangerous don’t do it or to say
is too dangerous don’t do it or to say
is too dangerous don’t do it or to say no I was too busy I didn’t do it or some
no I was too busy I didn’t do it or some
no I was too busy I didn’t do it or some other kind of excuse and then at the
other kind of excuse and then at the
other kind of excuse and then at the bottom of the story is that they say
bottom of the story is that they say
bottom of the story is that they say well I could have been two billion
well I could have been two billion
well I could have been two billion dollars richer because the founders of
dollars richer because the founders of
dollars richer because the founders of YouTube saw YouTube for two billion
YouTube saw YouTube for two billion
YouTube saw YouTube for two billion dollars
dollars
dollars to Google if only I would have got
to Google if only I would have got
to Google if only I would have got started at this day do you know how
started at this day do you know how
started at this day do you know how unlucky I am and that’s I think no
unlucky I am and that’s I think no
unlucky I am and that’s I think no you’re not unlucky you just stupid you
you’re not unlucky you just stupid you
you’re not unlucky you just stupid you get the best idea if the world you only
get the best idea if the world you only
get the best idea if the world you only had to execute it and you didn’t do it
had to execute it and you didn’t do it
had to execute it and you didn’t do it and I think that’s a big big lesson
and I think that’s a big big lesson
and I think that’s a big big lesson ideas alone are not worth any penny even
ideas alone are not worth any penny even
ideas alone are not worth any penny even a very good idea like YouTube idea which
a very good idea like YouTube idea which
a very good idea like YouTube idea which was worth few billion dollars it was a
was worth few billion dollars it was a
was worth few billion dollars it was a really good idea isn’t worth a single
really good idea isn’t worth a single
really good idea isn’t worth a single penny if you don’t get started second
penny if you don’t get started second
penny if you don’t get started second lesson no one knows what er idea will
lesson no one knows what er idea will
lesson no one knows what er idea will work or not purifi word really well
work or not purifi word really well
work or not purifi word really well while my parents were laughing at me
while my parents were laughing at me
while my parents were laughing at me saying well let’s make pictures so we
saying well let’s make pictures so we
saying well let’s make pictures so we can love you in a couple of years now
can love you in a couple of years now
can love you in a couple of years now Rula phi with the shawls from which
Rula phi with the shawls from which
Rula phi with the shawls from which everyone thought it was going to be a
everyone thought it was going to be a
everyone thought it was going to be a big success including market research
big success including market research
big success including market research and stuff was a big failure Steve Jobs
and stuff was a big failure Steve Jobs
and stuff was a big failure Steve Jobs one of the best id makers who we’ve ever
one of the best id makers who we’ve ever
one of the best id makers who we’ve ever had in this world also had more than 10
had in this world also had more than 10
had in this world also had more than 10 projects and products he launched the
projects and products he launched the
projects and products he launched the work complete disaster
work complete disaster
work complete disaster so if someone’s is saying to you no no
so if someone’s is saying to you no no
so if someone’s is saying to you no no your Rd isn’t going to work they’re
your Rd isn’t going to work they’re
your Rd isn’t going to work they’re lying because they kind of know no one
lying because they kind of know no one
lying because they kind of know no one in this world has like a glass bowl or
in this world has like a glass bowl or
in this world has like a glass bowl or something to predict where you are they
something to predict where you are they
something to predict where you are they will work or not
will work or not
will work or not no one knows and the second lesson is
no one knows and the second lesson is
no one knows and the second lesson is just get doing and that’s my lesson to
just get doing and that’s my lesson to
just get doing and that’s my lesson to you guys when you have an idea
you guys when you have an idea
you guys when you have an idea just get doing because that’s the only
just get doing because that’s the only
just get doing because that’s the only way to find out what it will work thank
way to find out what it will work thank
way to find out what it will work thank you
you
you [Music]
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