opportunity is the father of invention, and opportunity is a function of luck, but it's often possible to make your own luck through skilful application of strategy.
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That's true.
No matter how clever you are, you'll never create the next big tech website in South Sudan. There's no strategy which will lead to such opportunities (besides maybe leaving South Sudan)
No matter how clever you are, you'll never create the next big tech website in South Sudan. There's no strategy which will lead to such opportunities (besides maybe leaving South Sudan)
That's all very true too. To become a really big semiconductor company you really needed to get started during that revolution. Most of the biggest big tech companies really came out of the 2000s. Other sites are rising, but it's on a different tide than those original companies and you can never be those companies again.
One piece of merit and skill is recognising this stuff and focusing on the possible.
One piece of merit and skill is recognising this stuff and focusing on the possible.
Yep. I've said for many years "Necessity is the mother of invention, and opportunity is the father".
I think understanding that is key to planning out your life. In some ways it's sad, but in other ways it's liberating. You and I will never be Steve Jobs because that moment in time has passed and will never come again. Instead, we can focus on the opportunities we have ourselves in the moment, and walk the roads that are unique to ourselves.
The really cool thing is that if we're willing to look, there are unique opportunities nobody else has right in front of us. We won't be able to be Steve Jobs, but we might be able to be ourselves.
I think understanding that is key to planning out your life. In some ways it's sad, but in other ways it's liberating. You and I will never be Steve Jobs because that moment in time has passed and will never come again. Instead, we can focus on the opportunities we have ourselves in the moment, and walk the roads that are unique to ourselves.
The really cool thing is that if we're willing to look, there are unique opportunities nobody else has right in front of us. We won't be able to be Steve Jobs, but we might be able to be ourselves.