Building a startup community is not a zero-sum game in which there are winners and losers: if everyone engages, they and the entire community can all be winners.
Interpretation
Building a startup community benefits everyone involved, with collective engagement leading to mutual success.
This quote emphasizes the collaborative nature of a startup community, arguing that success is not merely a competition where some prevail while others fail. Instead, when individuals contribute and engage with one another, the entire community flourishes, creating an environment where everyone can succeed together. Collaboration and shared efforts lead to greater outcomes, showcasing the importance of working together rather than in isolation.
In practice
In a presentation about community building, one can use this quote to highlight the importance of teamwork.
For a long time, I've ranted against naming your startup community 'Silicon Whatever.' Instead, I believe every startup community already has a name. The Boulder startup community is called Boulder. The L.A. startup community is called L.A. The Washington D.C. startup community is called Washington D.C.
To have made even one person's life a little better, that is to succeed.
It is hardly possible to build anything if frustration, bitterness and a mood of helplessness prevail.
Why not be oneself? That is the whole secret of a successful appearance. If one is a greyhound, why try to look like a Pekingese?
I realise that I do not change the course of history. I am an actor, I do a movie, that's the end of it. You have to realise we are just clowns for hire. After I had success it was great, at first, not to worry about money. It was on my mind when I was growing up.
I placed too much importance on comparing how much I had to others early on. Then I started realizing time was a far more valuable asset. When I started using money to create more time, I appreciated both more.
We all know a variety of ways to make a living. What's even more fascinating is figuring out ways to make a fortune.
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