After seeing Gary Vaynerchuck last week Dane and I decided we were going to started video blogging… I haven’t started yet, but I have been watching Dane’s. His first post asks people what they are passionate about. I started writing a long comment and decided I’d just post it here and link to Dane. Here goes.
Passion
I love the language of enthusiasm. I live for it. For excitement. That’s really what attracts me to technology startups and the people involved in them.
Mission #1: Mercilessly beating and outsmarting life; forcing it to bend into the reality I choose.
How I’m doing this:
- I’m constantly on the hunt for people with gusto. When I find them, we stick together.
- I compete with these people each day to see who’s created the most value or done something ridiculous.
- Follow me on twitter or via my blog to keep up.
Mission #2: Making damn sure Austin is technologically progressive and competitive.
How I’m doing this:
- Meeting with people in the city who share this desire/vision.
- Opening a coworking space (it’s like a gym for entrepreneurs ??).
- Leading the creation of the Startup District.
50,000ft Mission: Eliminate inequality with empathy and technology.
General Passions: increasing people’s self-confidence …promoting empathy (talking about why it’s important), critical thinking and awareness, spearheading conceptual ideas, building relationships
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I encourage you to go check out Dane’s posts (videos and others) - they make me crack up. Also, you might look into buying The Alchemist.
(BTW, @girk took the picture above when we were in Australia in 2006 :))
