Wow, I'm not even 1/4th into this read, and it's strikingly spot on to how I am with my startups. Biz Stone's story sucks me into every emotion he has lived. I'm right there with him, when he says "opportunity is manufactured" Exactly! Us startup builders make our opportunities! We create.
Every intriguing word he speaks is like my startups dripping out of his mouth. Yeah, that's me I think, and then another great twist of life he lays down before us, and you know it's you, and I. The people who can't stop creating. The people who chase after a desire so great that, hell no, were not doing market research, were building the greatest thing ever! Who cares if we can't pay the bills, this idea is the best! We see it, we feel it, and it lives inside our bodies, swirling around like a tornado filled with the most excitement of a child opening Christmas presents! Yeah, it's us, startup builders, chasing ideas in our heads because that's who we are, and what we do.
I have not finished reading this book. I can't tell you if it takes a turn for the worse, but I highly doubt it. I'm so excited about it that I just had to stop reading it and write to all of you. This is a must read for every startup builder. Especially those of us, who are the extreme creative types!. Those of us who often feel crazy. Those of us who "Embrace your constraints.......They make your more creative. They make you better". Build no matter what, no cash- keep building - no hope - keep building - no ideas - keep building.
As I read Biz Stones' book, I so see myself in every moment he describes. How can this be? How can I be him when I'm not? Because I am him, but I'm me, Jana, the crazy outlier of the startup world. I have experienced all that he talks about, of course except success. I am all these things, but I'm me Jana. I'll keep building and following my most extreme passions that haunt me. The ones that nag me, and wont let go. I will follow them, even if most people reject me, and think I'm crazy. That's a part of it. A big part of being creative.
Thunder, lighting, a downpour of hail and rain, I finished this book in a tiny camper on the side of mountain with a view of Pikes Peak. One of my favorite pages was this one.
Every word Biz wrote was either educational,inspirational,compassionate or super funny. I so believe everything Biz stands for as human being. His heart of altruism should be noted as one of his finest traits. May all of us be so kind to others.
Thank you Biz Stone for giving us this gift ~ and for Twitter of course!
with love ~ jana
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