money.cnn.com— Breakthrough ideas are around the corner, says the Google co-founder. But most of us are failing to take a chance on them.
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This is a interesting article. I think that his vision is actually a very good one and can be expanded on. That is, the more we box ourselves in, become specialized in our careers and are scared to change, the less likely we are to really foster anything new in our lives. I’ll take that a step further, I think we also become more likely to be “obsoleted” by the younger generations that follow. It really does come down to the few who are willing to take the risks, educate and surround themselves with the right people, etc. that can end up in a much better place.
An open letter to Mr. Page:Larry, You are my new hero. You seem to have nailed every aspect of our energy crisis, that is except one. Yes, we do need more creations from the masses and they are certainly capable of solving our major problems but we are not in short supply of creative minds taking risks. The problem is the level of risk available to these people. Some people have millions at their disposal in this pot, but others live from day to day and can't get 5 minutes of face time with investors. I'd venture a bet that many are like myself who can't even budget for a plane ticket to an investment roundtable or a chance meeting with you ala Aaron Stanton. Any attempts to gather public interest is met with thousands of people chanting, "What makes you so special" or "If that was possible, they'd be doing it already." Well, neither are true of all of us. Some of us have spent our 401Ks and home equity to prove out the technology and can't get anyone to listen.The extra costs of traditional investors puts an enormous burden on a startup. For example, my company could get to manufacturing in the black almost right away for $700k. Unfortunately though, it would take $5M+ for the added loopholes if we went with venture capital and then we'd spend all our profits paying dividends. If you got your start without selling off 50.1% to some shark in the first round, you should consider 'paying it forward' and watch how that snowballs from those you help. After all as you said in the article, "Those people don't really exist. You can't hire them." I'm right here. You just have to take the next step. Consider this my "CanYouHearMeGoogle" moment.Todd McKissick[lastname]@gmail
thomasmarshallMay 2, 2008
Other losers on alnr19's list: Michael Jordan, Warren Buffet and Steve Jobs.
ducksaMay 2, 2008
Says the pot to the kettle.
fraziebrMay 2, 2008
This is a interesting article. I think that his vision is actually a very good one and can be expanded on. That is, the more we box ourselves in, become specialized in our careers and are scared to change, the less likely we are to really foster anything new in our lives. I’ll take that a step further, I think we also become more likely to be “obsoleted” by the younger generations that follow. It really does come down to the few who are willing to take the risks, educate and surround themselves with the right people, etc. that can end up in a much better place.
tamckissickMay 2, 2008
An open letter to Mr. Page:Larry, You are my new hero. You seem to have nailed every aspect of our energy crisis, that is except one. Yes, we do need more creations from the masses and they are certainly capable of solving our major problems but we are not in short supply of creative minds taking risks. The problem is the level of risk available to these people. Some people have millions at their disposal in this pot, but others live from day to day and can't get 5 minutes of face time with investors. I'd venture a bet that many are like myself who can't even budget for a plane ticket to an investment roundtable or a chance meeting with you ala Aaron Stanton. Any attempts to gather public interest is met with thousands of people chanting, "What makes you so special" or "If that was possible, they'd be doing it already." Well, neither are true of all of us. Some of us have spent our 401Ks and home equity to prove out the technology and can't get anyone to listen.The extra costs of traditional investors puts an enormous burden on a startup. For example, my company could get to manufacturing in the black almost right away for $700k. Unfortunately though, it would take $5M+ for the added loopholes if we went with venture capital and then we'd spend all our profits paying dividends. If you got your start without selling off 50.1% to some shark in the first round, you should consider 'paying it forward' and watch how that snowballs from those you help. After all as you said in the article, "Those people don't really exist. You can't hire them." I'm right here. You just have to take the next step. Consider this my "CanYouHearMeGoogle" moment.Todd McKissick[lastname]@gmail
vw2005May 2, 2008
Absolutely brilliant .... love it. We need more people like Page to 'push us' out of our comfort zones.
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