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Sucking Is the First Step to Being Sorta Good at Something
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Sucking Is the First Step to Being Sorta Good at Something

99U, 2014

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автоматическое преобразование текста в аудио

Editorial Rating

8

Qualities

  • Innovative
  • Applicable

Recommendation

Alexis Ohanian, co-founder of Reddit, comes across as a cocky guy. Yet behind his fearless front is a young serial entrepreneur who, Ohanian admits, has no idea what he is doing. Entrepreneurs, he argues, must learn to embrace such insecurity, because their job is to wing it. Ohanian rambles and namedrops, and his Wikipedia entry serves as a useful glossary for his talk. Yet patient, young tech entrepreneurs will find some nuggets of advice within his speech. getAbstract recommends Ohanian’s report to teens and twentysomethings interested in launching online businesses.

Take-Aways

  • Entrepreneurs must get comfortable with the idea that they don’t know what they are doing. Winging it and being resourceful are a large part of the job description.
  • Before the dawn of the Internet, established “gatekeepers” determined which products succeeded or failed. The World Wide Web has democratized this process by allowing creators to present their ideas directly to their audiences.
  • Don’t waste time perfecting your product before launching it. Present a minimum viable product to your market, and allow users to give you feedback so you can tweak and improve your offering.

About the Speaker

Serial entrepreneur Alexis Ohanian co-founded Reddit, Hipmunk and Breadpig.


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