Today, I spent a few hours giving a lecture on entrepreneurship at WPI. For my talk, I decided to put together a list of ten things to speak about. You can view the video of the presentation or view the my PowerPoint deck with a list of ten things to think about when launching a business.
The point that got sparked the most debate was “Avoid the unhappy and unlucky,” based somewhat on a similar point from Robert Greene’s The 48 Laws of Power. I believe good companies are built by passionate optimists who love what they’re doing. The “luck” they’ve experienced is just the result of their hard work
WPI is doing a great job of introducing people to some of the more exciting areas of computer science, and their Interactive Media and Game Design department is producing some great students. If at least one person walked away from my talk feeling inspired to get involved with a startup, then I feel like it was worth it.
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