Incredible, Inspiring talk from Jason Calacanis. It starts off with a short history of Jason’s career, but it gets REALLY good when Jason starts talking about choosing to be a warrior and to “be responsible for your own destiny.” If your not feeling it lately, just sit back, watch this and get inspired.
1. Focus, Disconnect, and do not be distracted.
2. Do not accept their speed limit.
3. Nobody will teach you anything. You have to teach yourself.
4. Learn from YOUR heros, not theirs.
5. Don’t get stuck in the past.
6. When done, be valuable.
…You can’t listen to the commentators and the haters. You must continue to work on your product with extreme focus. It’s easy to armchair criticize things, but hard to deliver. So… deliver.
Please, do not be cynical. I hate cynicism. For the record, it’s my least favorite quality. It doesn’t lead anywhere. Nobody in life gets exactly what they thought they were going to get. But if you work really hard and you’re kind, amazing things will happen. I’m telling you, amazing things will happen. I’m telling you, it’s just true.
Sure, you have a great idea for an app or a business, but who is going to buy it. Making a great product is way less than HALF of the work. Advertising cost a lot of money. So, where do you start? Think about who you are connected to now. Make a product for them. Also, don’t forget to make something that YOU would use. Finally, ideas are worthless! Don’t forget, at a certain point, if it’s a good idea, you need to stop thinking and start making it.
MakeCoolShit is a blog about how to start, run, and stay productive in your business. Working for yourself is easier than ever, but finding information on how to start proved difficult. So, I decided to share what I find along the way here.
