ideas about ideas
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Some guidance for folks looking to champion new ideas in their companies, or simply looking to help get their own ideas off of the ground. NOTE: "Don't worry. Be crappy." is a Guy Kawasaki quote. I gave credit during the presentation but failed to footnote it here.TRANSCRIPT
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Ideas about ideasRick Turoczy, PIE
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Nearly 20 years in the Portland startup scene.
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In four years, PIE has influenced 600+ companies around the world and accelerated 40+ startups – which have raised $100MM+ in venture capital and
generated 400+ high-paying jobs.
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Let’s talk about ideas, inspiration, and entrepreneurs.
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Great entrepreneurs are not successful because of their ability to dream big.
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Great entrepreneurs are successful because they can think small.
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If you want to boil the ocean, you’ve got to figure out how to make a kettle whistle, first.
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Appreciate the earth-shattering potential…
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Focus on the attainable minutiae.
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The challenge of the entrepreneurially minded is balancing this schizophrenia.
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Sherlock Holmes, Encyclopedia Brown, and Scooby Doo would have been great entrepreneurs.
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So how do you cultivate that way of thinking?
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Reward curiosity.
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Encourage people to ask “What if…?”
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Facilitate invention but seek innovation.
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Embrace risk. Fail harderer.
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Let fear drive you.
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You don’t have to fix everything. Just fix one thing.
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And fix it poorly.
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Don’t worry. Be crappy.
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And while you’re doing this, bear in mind…
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Common sense is not common.
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The most successful intuitive leaps are usually just small hops.
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Wisdom is a series of failed ideas that result in “common sense.”
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You don’t always have to have an earth-shattering, boil-the-ocean vision.
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So let me leave you with this…
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What is your Pez dispenser?