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Aug 6, 2025
On March 20, Join the C# Corner Webinar hosted by Mahesh Chand for Live Discussion on Startups and Career Growth. Agenda: • Building from Scratch – Insights on launching a successful startup, from ideation to execution. • Navigating Career Paths – How to transition between roles, industries, or entrepreneurship. • Networking & Mentorship – The role of connections in accelerating startup success and career growth. • Scaling & Sustainability – Strategies for growing your startup while maintaining work-life balance. • Funding & Monetization – Understanding investment options, bootstrapping, and revenue models. 📺 CSharp TV - Dev Streaming Destination http://csharp.tv 🌎 C# Corner - Community of Software and Data Developers https://www.c-sharpcorner.com #CSharpTV #csharpcorner
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Hello. Hello. Hello. Good
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morning. Hopefully you can hear me. You
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morning. Hopefully you can hear me. You
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morning. Hopefully you can hear me. You can see me. Turn the light. Yeah.
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can see me. Turn the light. Yeah.
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can see me. Turn the light. Yeah. Yeah. Hello
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Yeah. Hello
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Yeah. Hello everyone. Good morning. Let me move add
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everyone. Good morning. Let me move add
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everyone. Good morning. Let me move add this to my
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screen
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screen
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screen there. Can somebody
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there. Can somebody
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there. Can somebody confirm that uh you can hear
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confirm that uh you can hear
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confirm that uh you can hear me guys? Can you hear me? Let's see
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me guys? Can you hear me? Let's see
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me guys? Can you hear me? Let's see comments. Yes, all
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good. All right. Good morning everybody.
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good. All right. Good morning everybody.
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good. All right. Good morning everybody. Sorry we're running a little late. few
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Sorry we're running a little late. few
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Sorry we're running a little late. few minutes late. Um, it is uh my honor to
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minutes late. Um, it is uh my honor to
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minutes late. Um, it is uh my honor to speak before you
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speak before you
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speak before you guys. Um, okay. And
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guys. Um, okay. And
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guys. Um, okay. And um, thank you for having
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um, thank you for having
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um, thank you for having us at your college for hackathons and
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us at your college for hackathons and
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us at your college for hackathons and everything. Hope you guys can hear
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everything. Hope you guys can hear
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everything. Hope you guys can hear me. My name is Mahes Chan. I'm a founder
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me. My name is Mahes Chan. I'm a founder
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me. My name is Mahes Chan. I'm a founder of
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of
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of car.com also known as car partner and
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car.com also known as car partner and
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car.com also known as car partner and um today we are going to talk about
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um today we are going to talk about
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um today we are going to talk about startups startups and carrier
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startups startups and carrier
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startups startups and carrier advice and my goal with this uh today's
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advice and my goal with this uh today's
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advice and my goal with this uh today's talk is uh not just to talk about it but
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talk is uh not just to talk about it but
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talk is uh not just to talk about it but also get questions from you guys to make
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also get questions from you guys to make
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also get questions from you guys to make sure that everybody learns something
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sure that everybody learns something
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sure that everybody learns something here. Um
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Um, can you get my phone right here? Let
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Um, can you get my phone right here? Let
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Um, can you get my phone right here? Let me share my
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screen. And the topic today is secret of
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screen. And the topic today is secret of
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screen. And the topic today is secret of building a successful startup. Who is
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building a successful startup. Who is
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building a successful startup. Who is this for? It's for actually it's for
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this for? It's for actually it's for
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this for? It's for actually it's for students or young entrepreneurs who are
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students or young entrepreneurs who are
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students or young entrepreneurs who are trying to build their startups. They're
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trying to build their startups. They're
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trying to build their startups. They're starting now. Um in this session today
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starting now. Um in this session today
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starting now. Um in this session today what I'm going to cover is that number
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what I'm going to cover is that number
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what I'm going to cover is that number one think about what startups are. Are
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one think about what startups are. Are
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one think about what startups are. Are you ready for a startup? Then how do you
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you ready for a startup? Then how do you
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you ready for a startup? Then how do you validate your idea that this is a good
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validate your idea that this is a good
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validate your idea that this is a good idea or not? How do you protect your
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idea or not? How do you protect your
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idea or not? How do you protect your idea? Then you have you know how do you
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idea? Then you have you know how do you
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idea? Then you have you know how do you select the core team and then other
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select the core team and then other
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select the core team and then other topics around that and in the end we
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topics around that and in the end we
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topics around that and in the end we will also talk about the funding part
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will also talk about the funding part
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will also talk about the funding part but more than that I want to make sure
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but more than that I want to make sure
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but more than that I want to make sure that you anybody who's trying to start
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that you anybody who's trying to start
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that you anybody who's trying to start their own startup or even try to join a
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their own startup or even try to join a
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their own startup or even try to join a startup make sure you have your
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startup make sure you have your
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startup make sure you have your questions ready you have any questions
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questions ready you have any questions
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questions ready you have any questions from this session you have any questions
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from this session you have any questions
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from this session you have any questions about career advice like what are you
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about career advice like what are you
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about career advice like what are you going to do after you graduate what is
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going to do after you graduate what is
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going to do after you graduate what is the best way to do should I join a big
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the best way to do should I join a big
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the best way to do should I join a big corporation or should I join a startups
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corporation or should I join a startups
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corporation or should I join a startups any kind of questions you have have your
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any kind of questions you have have your
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any kind of questions you have have your questions ready
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questions ready
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questions ready um a little bit about me my name is
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um a little bit about me my name is
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um a little bit about me my name is Mahes Chand I'm founder and CEO of
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Mahes Chand I'm founder and CEO of
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Mahes Chand I'm founder and CEO of Mindcreer C I started several startups
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Mindcreer C I started several startups
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Mindcreer C I started several startups in my life and many of them fail usually
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in my life and many of them fail usually
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in my life and many of them fail usually most of these startups fail but some are
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most of these startups fail but some are
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most of these startups fail but some are successful couple of them are I'm also a
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successful couple of them are I'm also a
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successful couple of them are I'm also a published author um these are some of my
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published author um these are some of my
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published author um these are some of my programming books. I'm a former
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programming books. I'm a former
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programming books. I'm a former Microsoft regional director, 14 times
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Microsoft regional director, 14 times
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Microsoft regional director, 14 times Microsoft MVP. Again, the goal for
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Microsoft MVP. Again, the goal for
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Microsoft MVP. Again, the goal for today's session is really talk
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today's session is really talk
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today's session is really talk one-on-one with you and get your
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one-on-one with you and get your
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one-on-one with you and get your questions answered. Any kind of
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questions answered. Any kind of
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questions answered. Any kind of questions you have about startups and
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questions you have about startups and
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questions you have about startups and career advice. So, let's get
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career advice. So, let's get
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career advice. So, let's get started. These are some of the companies
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started. These are some of the companies
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started. These are some of the companies I've been involved with. There are
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I've been involved with. There are
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I've been involved with. There are mostly all of them are startups. During
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mostly all of them are startups. During
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mostly all of them are startups. During this talk I will also share that three
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this talk I will also share that three
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this talk I will also share that three of my
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of my
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of my companies they have been successful and
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companies they have been successful and
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companies they have been successful and how I started that why I started that
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how I started that why I started that
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how I started that why I started that and how they end up where they are
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and how they end up where they are
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and how they end up where they are today. So that's kind of I'll take a I
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today. So that's kind of I'll take a I
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today. So that's kind of I'll take a I will take a real
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will take a real
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will take a real example of these companies I have been
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example of these companies I have been
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example of these companies I have been involved
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involved
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involved with. Please make sure you share,
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with. Please make sure you share,
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with. Please make sure you share, retweet, like LinkedIn post comments
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retweet, like LinkedIn post comments
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retweet, like LinkedIn post comments there. um we want to do is more more and
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there. um we want to do is more more and
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there. um we want to do is more more and more we want to expose this program more
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more we want to expose this program more
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more we want to expose this program more and more people learn from it um and
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and more people learn from it um and
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and more people learn from it um and it's beneficial to all so please use
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it's beneficial to all so please use
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it's beneficial to all so please use your phone use your apps like share
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your phone use your apps like share
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your phone use your apps like share retweet comment on it um all right so
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retweet comment on it um all right so
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retweet comment on it um all right so let's get started so when you think of a
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let's get started so when you think of a
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let's get started so when you think of a startup startup usually start with an
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startup startup usually start with an
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startup startup usually start with an idea and these are some of the examples
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idea and these are some of the examples
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idea and these are some of the examples if you look at the left there's three
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if you look at the left there's three
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if you look at the left there's three pictures here right one is coke
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pictures here right one is coke
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pictures here right one is coke Coca-Cola, second is Twitter and third
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Coca-Cola, second is Twitter and third
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Coca-Cola, second is Twitter and third one is Facebook. These are some of the
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one is Facebook. These are some of the
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one is Facebook. These are some of the bigger examples of startups and how they
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bigger examples of startups and how they
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bigger examples of startups and how they started. So John in the as you can see
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started. So John in the as you can see
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started. So John in the as you can see in this picture in
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in this picture in
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in this picture in 1986, he was a war veteran. He came from
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1986, he was a war veteran. He came from
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1986, he was a war veteran. He came from a war. He was hurt. So he was always was
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a war. He was hurt. So he was always was
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a war. He was hurt. So he was always was on a medication. He was taking hook to
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on a medication. He was taking hook to
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on a medication. He was taking hook to make sure you know he was hurting a lot.
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make sure you know he was hurting a lot.
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make sure you know he was hurting a lot. There was a pain. So what he said he
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There was a pain. So what he said he
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There was a pain. So what he said he thought is he was drinking a lot of
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thought is he was drinking a lot of
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thought is he was drinking a lot of these sugary drinks. So he said he end
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these sugary drinks. So he said he end
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these sugary drinks. So he said he end up creating this drink with the Coke in
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up creating this drink with the Coke in
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up creating this drink with the Coke in it. So that will give him energy and
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it. So that will give him energy and
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it. So that will give him energy and also take the pain away. That's how Coke
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also take the pain away. That's how Coke
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also take the pain away. That's how Coke started with the problem right he was
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started with the problem right he was
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started with the problem right he was suffering. You look at the story of
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suffering. You look at the story of
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suffering. You look at the story of Twitter two guys two friends in college
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Twitter two guys two friends in college
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Twitter two guys two friends in college they said you know what if we build a
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they said you know what if we build a
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they said you know what if we build a simple application at that time text
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simple application at that time text
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simple application at that time text messaging was really costly. when
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messaging was really costly. when
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messaging was really costly. when Twitter started text messaging was
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Twitter started text messaging was
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Twitter started text messaging was costly. So they were figuring out how do
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costly. So they were figuring out how do
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costly. So they were figuring out how do you send messages back and forth to
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you send messages back and forth to
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you send messages back and forth to bunch of friends or like a small things.
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bunch of friends or like a small things.
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bunch of friends or like a small things. So that's how this Twitter
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So that's how this Twitter
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So that's how this Twitter [Music]
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started screen solving a simple problem.
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started screen solving a simple problem.
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started screen solving a simple problem. How do I send text message to my friend?
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How do I send text message to my friend?
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How do I send text message to my friend? That's kind of the the startup should
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That's kind of the the startup should
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That's kind of the the startup should think is what is the simplest problem
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think is what is the simplest problem
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think is what is the simplest problem you can solve.
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you can solve.
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you can solve. Don't try to solve the you know world's
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Don't try to solve the you know world's
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Don't try to solve the you know world's problem in one go.
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problem in one go.
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problem in one go. Facebook. Everybody knows the story
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Facebook. Everybody knows the story
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Facebook. Everybody knows the story about Facebook. If you don't know, u
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about Facebook. If you don't know, u
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about Facebook. If you don't know, u when Facebook these guys were in dorm
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when Facebook these guys were in dorm
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when Facebook these guys were in dorm rooms in college, they were trying to
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rooms in college, they were trying to
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rooms in college, they were trying to share pictures of these girls. So they
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share pictures of these girls. So they
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share pictures of these girls. So they can they put some girls on the pictures
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can they put some girls on the pictures
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can they put some girls on the pictures and say this art or is it not? That's
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and say this art or is it not? That's
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and say this art or is it not? That's the idea started. It sound like a creepy
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the idea started. It sound like a creepy
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the idea started. It sound like a creepy idea, but look at the Facebook today.
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idea, but look at the Facebook today.
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idea, but look at the Facebook today. Say it's a multi-billion dollar company
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Say it's a multi-billion dollar company
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Say it's a multi-billion dollar company just from that little idea.
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So don't
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don't understand a big
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don't understand a big
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don't understand a big idea. So now you have an idea to start
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idea. So now you have an idea to start
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idea. So now you have an idea to start your own business. The next thing you
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your own business. The next thing you
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your own business. The next thing you need to do is you need to do a
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need to do is you need to do a
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need to do is you need to do a comparative analysis. What does that
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comparative analysis. What does that
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comparative analysis. What does that mean?
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It means
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that let's say you came and I wrote an
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that let's say you came and I wrote an
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that let's say you came and I wrote an app already there that does the same
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app already there that does the same
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app already there that does the same thing. How many apps are there? How good
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thing. How many apps are there? How good
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thing. How many apps are there? How good are they? Are they already doing what
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are they? Are they already doing what
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are they? Are they already doing what you're trying to do? Are they already
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you're trying to do? Are they already
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you're trying to do? Are they already big companies? What you're trying to do?
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big companies? What you're trying to do?
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big companies? What you're trying to do? For example, one of my friend came to
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For example, one of my friend came to
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For example, one of my friend came to me. He had an idea um in in in
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me. He had an idea um in in in
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me. He had an idea um in in in Philadelphia.
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Philadelphia.
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Philadelphia. So his idea was
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So his idea was
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So his idea was that I want to build a device so you can
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that I want to build a device so you can
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that I want to build a device so you can put in any club or a restaurant and it
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put in any club or a restaurant and it
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put in any club or a restaurant and it can play music
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can play music
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can play music remotely by some
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remotely by some
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remotely by some DJ. So once we start doing research we
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DJ. So once we start doing research we
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DJ. So once we start doing research we find out there's already several
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find out there's already several
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find out there's already several companies are doing that and some of
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companies are doing that and some of
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companies are doing that and some of them are really making a lot of money.
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them are really making a lot of money.
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them are really making a lot of money. So there you have the same idea where
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So there you have the same idea where
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So there you have the same idea where there's already bunch of companies are
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there's already bunch of companies are
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there's already bunch of companies are doing it and they're already successful.
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doing it and they're already successful.
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doing it and they're already successful. The chances are that you're going to
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The chances are that you're going to
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The chances are that you're going to have a lot of
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have a lot of
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have a lot of competition and that's not good for you
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competition and that's not good for you
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competition and that's not good for you because you're just starting. I have
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because you're just starting. I have
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because you're just starting. I have another example one of my friend he
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another example one of my friend he
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another example one of my friend he start an idea in AR VR. He started doing
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start an idea in AR VR. He started doing
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start an idea in AR VR. He started doing this you know AR VR where you can live
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this you know AR VR where you can live
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this you know AR VR where you can live stream and you can do
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stream and you can do
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stream and you can do the hologram and all that. And then we
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the hologram and all that. And then we
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the hologram and all that. And then we start doing research the Google is doing
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start doing research the Google is doing
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start doing research the Google is doing that, Microsoft is doing that, Facebook
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that, Microsoft is doing that, Facebook
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that, Microsoft is doing that, Facebook is doing that. So when these big
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is doing that. So when these big
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is doing that. So when these big companies are doing same thing which
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companies are doing same thing which
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companies are doing same thing which you're trying to do, you are going to
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you're trying to do, you are going to
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you're trying to do, you are going to have very hard time. So that's what you
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have very hard time. So that's what you
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have very hard time. So that's what you have to think very you know carefully
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have to think very you know carefully
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have to think very you know carefully before you start on
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before you start on
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before you start on your then once you have the idea you
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your then once you have the idea you
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your then once you have the idea you have already done the research that yes
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have already done the research that yes
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have already done the research that yes there's nobody out there doing it like
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there's nobody out there doing it like
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there's nobody out there doing it like what you're trying to do. The last thing
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what you're trying to do. The last thing
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what you're trying to do. The last thing is think about your solution. What is
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is think about your solution. What is
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is think about your solution. What is your solution? What is your product? Is
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your solution? What is your product? Is
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your solution? What is your product? Is it really good? Is it unique? Is nobody
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it really good? Is it unique? Is nobody
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it really good? Is it unique? Is nobody has that? Is there going to be easily
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has that? Is there going to be easily
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has that? Is there going to be easily copied? Can people copy this idea very
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copied? Can people copy this idea very
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copied? Can people copy this idea very easily? So that's kind of you have to
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easily? So that's kind of you have to
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easily? So that's kind of you have to think about
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think about
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think about it.
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it.
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it. So hopefully you got the idea. First you
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So hopefully you got the idea. First you
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So hopefully you got the idea. First you have to have an idea. If you're trying
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have to have an idea. If you're trying
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have to have an idea. If you're trying to start a
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to start a
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to start a startup, make sure you do the
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startup, make sure you do the
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startup, make sure you do the comparative analysis and then you make
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comparative analysis and then you make
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comparative analysis and then you make sure that your solution is different and
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sure that your solution is different and
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sure that your solution is different and unique which is hard to copy. If you
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unique which is hard to copy. If you
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unique which is hard to copy. If you create a solution that anybody can copy,
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create a solution that anybody can copy,
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create a solution that anybody can copy, that's really hard to really survive in
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that's really hard to really survive in
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that's really hard to really survive in the competitive
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market. Now you have done all those
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market. Now you have done all those
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market. Now you have done all those three things. The next step is you go
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three things. The next step is you go
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three things. The next step is you go you need to build an MVP most valuable
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you need to build an MVP most valuable
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you need to build an MVP most valuable minimum viable product not a most
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minimum viable product not a most
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minimum viable product not a most valuable professional that's our C#
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valuable professional that's our C#
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valuable professional that's our C# corner as MVP award but you have to now
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corner as MVP award but you have to now
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corner as MVP award but you have to now build a minimum viable product and what
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build a minimum viable product and what
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build a minimum viable product and what is a minimum viable product minimum
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is a minimum viable product minimum
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is a minimum viable product minimum viable product is something that works
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viable product is something that works
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viable product is something that works you can give it to some people a small
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you can give it to some people a small
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you can give it to some people a small group of people you can call them your
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group of people you can call them your
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group of people you can call them your beta testers or whoever they are and
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beta testers or whoever they are and
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beta testers or whoever they are and they can validate the idea that yes I
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they can validate the idea that yes I
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they can validate the idea that yes I like it I don't like it I think this
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like it I don't like it I think this
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like it I don't like it I think this will work and this is the very important
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will work and this is the very important
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will work and this is the very important part when you're starting a startup um
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part when you're starting a startup um
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part when you're starting a startup um and when you're building this MVP like
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and when you're building this MVP like
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and when you're building this MVP like you are in college right now you just
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you are in college right now you just
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you are in college right now you just came up with an idea for example I don't
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came up with an idea for example I don't
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came up with an idea for example I don't know you just came up idea with a crypto
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know you just came up idea with a crypto
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know you just came up idea with a crypto exchange you have to build this crypto
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exchange you have to build this crypto
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exchange you have to build this crypto exchange as a simplest way possible
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exchange as a simplest way possible
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exchange as a simplest way possible which is usable by other people. Now
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which is usable by other people. Now
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which is usable by other people. Now once you build this
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once you build this
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once you build this MEP you have to test drive it. What does
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MEP you have to test drive it. What does
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MEP you have to test drive it. What does that mean? That means you have to give
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that mean? That means you have to give
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that mean? That means you have to give it to a small number of group small
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it to a small number of group small
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it to a small number of group small group of people. It could be 10, 20, 30,
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group of people. It could be 10, 20, 30,
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group of people. It could be 10, 20, 30, but make sure that those are your
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but make sure that those are your
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but make sure that those are your audience. Make sure that these people
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audience. Make sure that these people
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audience. Make sure that these people are your your end customers. So for
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are your your end customers. So for
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are your your end customers. So for example, if you are building something
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example, if you are building something
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example, if you are building something for students, you have to test with the
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for students, you have to test with the
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for students, you have to test with the students. If you are building something
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students. If you are building something
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students. If you are building something with crypto people, you have to test the
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with crypto people, you have to test the
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with crypto people, you have to test the crypto people. If you are building
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crypto people. If you are building
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crypto people. If you are building something for farmers, you have to test
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something for farmers, you have to test
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something for farmers, you have to test drive with farmers. You cannot just say,
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drive with farmers. You cannot just say,
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drive with farmers. You cannot just say, "Oh, I tested this. I like it. It works
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"Oh, I tested this. I like it. It works
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"Oh, I tested this. I like it. It works for me. Let's give it to farmers." No,
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for me. Let's give it to farmers." No,
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for me. Let's give it to farmers." No, this MVP has to be tested with the
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this MVP has to be tested with the
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this MVP has to be tested with the farmers who are going to be the end
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farmers who are going to be the end
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farmers who are going to be the end customers. So that's how you have to
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customers. So that's how you have to
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customers. So that's how you have to test drive
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test drive
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test drive it. So let's go back. You build an MVP,
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it. So let's go back. You build an MVP,
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it. So let's go back. You build an MVP, you test drive it, and then you get
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you test drive it, and then you get
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you test drive it, and then you get engaged. Once you test drive it, you
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engaged. Once you test drive it, you
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engaged. Once you test drive it, you kind of like it. You get their feedback.
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kind of like it. You get their feedback.
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kind of like it. You get their feedback. You fix those feedbacks, give it back to
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You fix those feedbacks, give it back to
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You fix those feedbacks, give it back to them with the feedback until they are
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them with the feedback until they are
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them with the feedback until they are happy. when because when you're giving
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happy. when because when you're giving
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happy. when because when you're giving your first MVP which is like unfinished
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your first MVP which is like unfinished
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your first MVP which is like unfinished product but
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product but
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product but usable then you work with them you watch
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usable then you work with them you watch
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usable then you work with them you watch them you look at them what they're doing
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them you look at them what they're doing
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them you look at them what they're doing and you ask questions get the feedback
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and you ask questions get the feedback
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and you ask questions get the feedback fix the feedback give it back to them
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fix the feedback give it back to them
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fix the feedback give it back to them and see if they like it now you are kind
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and see if they like it now you are kind
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and see if they like it now you are kind of perfecting your MVP it may not be the
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of perfecting your MVP it may not be the
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of perfecting your MVP it may not be the final product but you are actually
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final product but you are actually
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final product but you are actually making sure that this product is is
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making sure that this product is is
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making sure that this product is is perfect give it to back to them and get
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perfect give it to back to them and get
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perfect give it to back to them and get their
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their
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their feedback so
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feedback so
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feedback so Now you are really ready to go because
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Now you are really ready to go because
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Now you are really ready to go because now you have an MVP you should now take
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now you have an MVP you should now take
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now you have an MVP you should now take it to more people more before let's say
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it to more people more before let's say
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it to more people more before let's say in the beginning you started your MVP
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in the beginning you started your MVP
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in the beginning you started your MVP with 20 people now you can take it to a
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with 20 people now you can take it to a
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with 20 people now you can take it to a couple of hundred people and let them
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couple of hundred people and let them
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couple of hundred people and let them test drive it let them use it get their
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test drive it let them use it get their
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test drive it let them use it get their feedback so you as a founder or your
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feedback so you as a founder or your
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feedback so you as a founder or your team has to be really close with these
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team has to be really close with these
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team has to be really close with these um early adapters
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um early adapters
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um early adapters Okay. Now during this product
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Okay. Now during this product
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Okay. Now during this product development during this product
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development during this product
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development during this product development even MVP there is going to
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development even MVP there is going to
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development even MVP there is going to be a feedback where you may have to
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be a feedback where you may have to
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be a feedback where you may have to tweak things you may have to change
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tweak things you may have to change
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tweak things you may have to change things some things you have to put which
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things some things you have to put which
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things some things you have to put which you don't like something you have to
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you don't like something you have to
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you don't like something you have to remove which you don't like. So it's
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remove which you don't like. So it's
18:52
remove which you don't like. So it's really not about you. While initially
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really not about you. While initially
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really not about you. While initially idea is from
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idea is from
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idea is from you, it's your
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you, it's your
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you, it's your idea. But end of the day, it is the end
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idea. But end of the day, it is the end
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idea. But end of the day, it is the end customers who will decide if they want
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customers who will decide if they want
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customers who will decide if they want it or not. Okay? If they're asking for a
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it or not. Okay? If they're asking for a
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it or not. Okay? If they're asking for a change, you have to change because
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change, you have to change because
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change, you have to change because you're trying to sell them. End of the
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you're trying to sell them. End of the
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you're trying to sell them. End of the day, your goal is to make money. A
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day, your goal is to make money. A
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day, your goal is to make money. A business's goal is simple, to make money
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business's goal is simple, to make money
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business's goal is simple, to make money from end customers. If business doesn't
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from end customers. If business doesn't
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from end customers. If business doesn't make money, it will fail. Perfect
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make money, it will fail. Perfect
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make money, it will fail. Perfect example is Amazon. Do you guys know how
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example is Amazon. Do you guys know how
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example is Amazon. Do you guys know how Amazon makes their most money
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Amazon makes their most money
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Amazon makes their most money now? Anybody? Anybody want to answer
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now? Anybody? Anybody want to answer
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now? Anybody? Anybody want to answer that? How Amazon makes most money? They
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that? How Amazon makes most money? They
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that? How Amazon makes most money? They are in a cloud business, right? Amazon
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are in a cloud business, right? Amazon
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are in a cloud business, right? Amazon AWS is their biggest cloud. It's number
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AWS is their biggest cloud. It's number
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AWS is their biggest cloud. It's number one cloud in the world. But how did
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one cloud in the world. But how did
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one cloud in the world. But how did Amazon started? Anybody knows that? Some
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Amazon started? Anybody knows that? Some
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Amazon started? Anybody knows that? Some of you guys are young, you may not know
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of you guys are young, you may not know
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of you guys are young, you may not know that. But Amazon started selling old
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that. But Amazon started selling old
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that. But Amazon started selling old books online.
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books online.
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books online. They were one of the first company. They
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They were one of the first company. They
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They were one of the first company. They would take old books, put on a website,
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would take old books, put on a website,
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would take old books, put on a website, other people can buy these old books.
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other people can buy these old books.
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other people can buy these old books. That's how Amazon
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That's how Amazon
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That's how Amazon started. Can you imagine that? Now,
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started. Can you imagine that? Now,
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started. Can you imagine that? Now, nobody goes and buy old books there
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nobody goes and buy old books there
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nobody goes and buy old books there anymore. Amazon you're using to buy
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anymore. Amazon you're using to buy
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anymore. Amazon you're using to buy everything else there. You're buying new
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everything else there. You're buying new
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everything else there. You're buying new books, you're buying products, you're
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books, you're buying products, you're
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books, you're buying products, you're people are ordering cars on Amazon now.
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people are ordering cars on Amazon now.
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people are ordering cars on Amazon now. But besides that it makes lot more money
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But besides that it makes lot more money
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But besides that it makes lot more money from the cloud business which has
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from the cloud business which has
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from the cloud business which has nothing to do with the books. So that's
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nothing to do with the books. So that's
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nothing to do with the books. So that's what I meant by pivot open be open adapt
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what I meant by pivot open be open adapt
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what I meant by pivot open be open adapt and pivot means over the time you will
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and pivot means over the time you will
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and pivot means over the time you will learn from customers what they want you
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learn from customers what they want you
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learn from customers what they want you may come up with a better idea new ideas
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may come up with a better idea new ideas
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may come up with a better idea new ideas and you may have to pivot from your
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and you may have to pivot from your
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and you may have to pivot from your original idea. So some founders they are
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original idea. So some founders they are
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original idea. So some founders they are very stubborn they don't want to change
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very stubborn they don't want to change
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very stubborn they don't want to change they don't want to pivot and they fail
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they don't want to pivot and they fail
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they don't want to pivot and they fail and those companies shut down. Look at
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and those companies shut down. Look at
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and those companies shut down. Look at the lot of mobile companies right mobile
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the lot of mobile companies right mobile
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the lot of mobile companies right mobile companies like Blackberry all those
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companies like Blackberry all those
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companies like Blackberry all those companies they didn't want to adapt to
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companies they didn't want to adapt to
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companies they didn't want to adapt to the newer product when iPhone came they
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the newer product when iPhone came they
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the newer product when iPhone came they all now
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all now
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all now die. So as a startup founder you'll have
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die. So as a startup founder you'll have
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die. So as a startup founder you'll have to be always open to this adapt and
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to be always open to this adapt and
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to be always open to this adapt and pivot.
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So, so far we what we learned uh we tal
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So, so far we what we learned uh we tal
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So, so far we what we learned uh we tal we learned about okay so let's take a
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we learned about okay so let's take a
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we learned about okay so let's take a quickly recap here you have an idea you
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quickly recap here you have an idea you
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quickly recap here you have an idea you did a comparative analysis you said this
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did a comparative analysis you said this
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did a comparative analysis you said this is good to go you build you have an idea
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is good to go you build you have an idea
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is good to go you build you have an idea of the solution what you're trying to
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of the solution what you're trying to
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of the solution what you're trying to build here which is unique you built an
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build here which is unique you built an
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build here which is unique you built an M MVP you test drove it with your end
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M MVP you test drove it with your end
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M MVP you test drove it with your end customers you got engaged and you are
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customers you got engaged and you are
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customers you got engaged and you are now open to adapt and pivot and so on so
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now open to adapt and pivot and so on so
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now open to adapt and pivot and so on so forth so far so
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Now let's think about a building as a
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Now let's think about a building as a
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Now let's think about a building as a team. Building a team is very important
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team. Building a team is very important
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team. Building a team is very important part for any
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part for any
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part for any startup and the data shows that a
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startup and the data shows that a
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startup and the data shows that a startup that has three founders, two or
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startup that has three founders, two or
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startup that has three founders, two or three founders or co-founders is the
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three founders or co-founders is the
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three founders or co-founders is the most successful and the reason for that
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most successful and the reason for that
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most successful and the reason for that is sometimes not only you get different
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is sometimes not only you get different
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is sometimes not only you get different ideas from different people but they
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ideas from different people but they
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ideas from different people but they have different skill sets. They also
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have different skill sets. They also
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have different skill sets. They also support each other when time is needed
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support each other when time is needed
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support each other when time is needed because startups is a journey. When you
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because startups is a journey. When you
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because startups is a journey. When you start a startup, it's a rough road. It's
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start a startup, it's a rough road. It's
22:07
start a startup, it's a rough road. It's not easy drive. Okay? There's a lot of
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not easy drive. Okay? There's a lot of
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not easy drive. Okay? There's a lot of bumps in the in the on the way. So, you
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bumps in the in the on the way. So, you
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bumps in the in the on the way. So, you got sometimes you have hard time stay
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got sometimes you have hard time stay
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got sometimes you have hard time stay positive, stay motivated, run out of
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positive, stay motivated, run out of
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positive, stay motivated, run out of money. It happens all the time. So, it's
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money. It happens all the time. So, it's
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money. It happens all the time. So, it's important to have a good
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important to have a good
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important to have a good co-founders. And when I say co-founders,
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co-founders. And when I say co-founders,
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co-founders. And when I say co-founders, um it's similar to like getting married,
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um it's similar to like getting married,
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um it's similar to like getting married, right? when you get married, you have a
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right? when you get married, you have a
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right? when you get married, you have a wrong partner, your whole life will be
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wrong partner, your whole life will be
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wrong partner, your whole life will be ruined, right? The same same thing as
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ruined, right? The same same thing as
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ruined, right? The same same thing as the startups. Startups is if you don't
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the startups. Startups is if you don't
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the startups. Startups is if you don't have good co-founders and good team, it
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have good co-founders and good team, it
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have good co-founders and good team, it it affects everything. So, it's very
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it affects everything. So, it's very
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it affects everything. So, it's very important to find good co-founder. And
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important to find good co-founder. And
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important to find good co-founder. And the key is if there are two people or
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the key is if there are two people or
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the key is if there are two people or three people, try to find somebody who
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three people, try to find somebody who
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three people, try to find somebody who complement your skill set.
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complement your skill set.
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complement your skill set. So if you are a technical person, you
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So if you are a technical person, you
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So if you are a technical person, you probably need somebody who can send
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probably need somebody who can send
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probably need somebody who can send because those both things are needed. Um
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because those both things are needed. Um
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because those both things are needed. Um if there are two co-founders, they're
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if there are two co-founders, they're
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if there are two co-founders, they're both technical. It happens all the time.
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both technical. It happens all the time.
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both technical. It happens all the time. We are working in a room, we are both
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We are working in a room, we are both
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We are working in a room, we are both technical. If you want to add new team
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technical. If you want to add new team
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technical. If you want to add new team members, you want to try to get somebody
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members, you want to try to get somebody
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members, you want to try to get somebody from business background, somebody from
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from business background, somebody from
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from business background, somebody from sales and marketing background, somebody
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sales and marketing background, somebody
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sales and marketing background, somebody from finance background. Depending on
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from finance background. Depending on
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from finance background. Depending on the business in the startup, you try to
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the business in the startup, you try to
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the business in the startup, you try to complement the skill sets you don't
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complement the skill sets you don't
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complement the skill sets you don't have. So that's the co-founders and
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have. So that's the co-founders and
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have. So that's the co-founders and team. Now advisors are very important
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team. Now advisors are very important
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team. Now advisors are very important for a startup. advice. If you are a
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for a startup. advice. If you are a
23:31
for a startup. advice. If you are a young young student or young
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young young student or young
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young young student or young founder and you don't have
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founder and you don't have
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founder and you don't have advisors, you will run into a lot of
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advisors, you will run into a lot of
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advisors, you will run into a lot of problems especially when raising
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problems especially when raising
23:42
problems especially when raising funds. And if you have good advisors who
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funds. And if you have good advisors who
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funds. And if you have good advisors who are already proven, they are expert,
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are already proven, they are expert,
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are already proven, they are expert, they are experienced, they have
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they are experienced, they have
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they are experienced, they have relationship, they have connections.
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relationship, they have connections.
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relationship, they have connections. Then anybody comes in especially
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Then anybody comes in especially
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Then anybody comes in especially investor they see oh you have this
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investor they see oh you have this
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investor they see oh you have this advisor. Let's say you get advisor who's
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advisor. Let's say you get advisor who's
23:58
advisor. Let's say you get advisor who's really successful. Say Elon Musk for
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really successful. Say Elon Musk for
24:01
really successful. Say Elon Musk for example is advisor on a company they
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example is advisor on a company they
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example is advisor on a company they he'll get easily funding without just
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he'll get easily funding without just
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he'll get easily funding without just because Elon Musk is advisor on the
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because Elon Musk is advisor on the
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because Elon Musk is advisor on the company that's just an example it
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company that's just an example it
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company that's just an example it doesn't mean that everybody gets Elon
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doesn't mean that everybody gets Elon
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doesn't mean that everybody gets Elon Musk but if you get somebody who has
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Musk but if you get somebody who has
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Musk but if you get somebody who has already done that for example if you are
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already done that for example if you are
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already done that for example if you are your startup since let's say
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your startup since let's say
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your startup since let's say farming if you have somebody minister of
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farming if you have somebody minister of
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farming if you have somebody minister of farming now everybody knows that it's
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farming now everybody knows that it's
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farming now everybody knows that it's easy to get to the next stage which is
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easy to get to the next stage which is
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easy to get to the next stage which is funding and so on so and Then later
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funding and so on so and Then later
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funding and so on so and Then later thing one more thing comes is that the
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thing one more thing comes is that the
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thing one more thing comes is that the bro the board board will be needed later
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bro the board board will be needed later
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bro the board board will be needed later that's not something you need to worry
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that's not something you need to worry
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that's not something you need to worry about right now but these are the four
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about right now but these are the four
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about right now but these are the four core components of building a team you
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core components of building a team you
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core components of building a team you need co-founders advisors the core team
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need co-founders advisors the core team
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need co-founders advisors the core team the board the core team is very
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the board the core team is very
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the board the core team is very important core team is the people you
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important core team is the people you
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important core team is the people you want in the company who believes in your
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want in the company who believes in your
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want in the company who believes in your idea otherwise you're going to have a
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idea otherwise you're going to have a
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idea otherwise you're going to have a hard time to motivate them to
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hard time to motivate them to
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hard time to motivate them to incentivize them to keep them moving um
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incentivize them to keep them moving um
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incentivize them to keep them moving um building the product and and launching
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building the product and and launching
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building the product and and launching it. So that's the theme. How do you
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it. So that's the theme. How do you
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it. So that's the theme. How do you build the team? Again, keep your
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build the team? Again, keep your
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build the team? Again, keep your questions ready. I'm just going through
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questions ready. I'm just going through
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questions ready. I'm just going through some of the points I had I should talk
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some of the points I had I should talk
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some of the points I had I should talk about. I know you may have more
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about. I know you may have more
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about. I know you may have more questions about any of these topics. So
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questions about any of these topics. So
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questions about any of these topics. So have your questions ready. In the end,
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have your questions ready. In the end,
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have your questions ready. In the end, I'm going to take your questions. And
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I'm going to take your questions. And
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I'm going to take your questions. And trust me, we have a lot of time. We have
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trust me, we have a lot of time. We have
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trust me, we have a lot of time. We have one hour. So it's we are only 20 minutes
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one hour. So it's we are only 20 minutes
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one hour. So it's we are only 20 minutes in the in the session. Um so we'll take
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in the in the session. Um so we'll take
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in the in the session. Um so we'll take all your questions as many possible.
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all your questions as many possible.
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all your questions as many possible. So get funding. This is so in my
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So get funding. This is so in my
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So get funding. This is so in my experience what I found is the most
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experience what I found is the most
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experience what I found is the most complicated and hardest part in a
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complicated and hardest part in a
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complicated and hardest part in a startup is that getting funded from
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startup is that getting funded from
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startup is that getting funded from outside. So how most most start most
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outside. So how most most start most
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outside. So how most most start most startups start is initially they use
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startups start is initially they use
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startups start is initially they use their own personal money. Sometimes you
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their own personal money. Sometimes you
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their own personal money. Sometimes you don't really need money because you're
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don't really need money because you're
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don't really need money because you're building MEP. So you just build your
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building MEP. So you just build your
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building MEP. So you just build your sweat equity sweat equities yourself.
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sweat equity sweat equities yourself.
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sweat equity sweat equities yourself. You're just building yourself. Then you
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You're just building yourself. Then you
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You're just building yourself. Then you build an MVP. Now you need a little bit
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build an MVP. Now you need a little bit
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build an MVP. Now you need a little bit money. The easiest way is to go to
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money. The easiest way is to go to
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money. The easiest way is to go to friends and
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friends and
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friends and family. Now not everybody has friends
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family. Now not everybody has friends
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family. Now not everybody has friends and family. They have money. So this
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and family. They have money. So this
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and family. They have money. So this could be somebody who's extended like
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could be somebody who's extended like
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could be somebody who's extended like your uncle or somebody who believes in
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your uncle or somebody who believes in
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your uncle or somebody who believes in it or you met somebody. Um one thing I
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it or you met somebody. Um one thing I
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it or you met somebody. Um one thing I would recommend everybody is if you are
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would recommend everybody is if you are
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would recommend everybody is if you are trying to build your startup and you are
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trying to build your startup and you are
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trying to build your startup and you are going into this into this
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going into this into this
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going into this into this um path onto this path where you say I'm
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um path onto this path where you say I'm
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um path onto this path where you say I'm going to do my startups the best advice
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going to do my startups the best advice
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going to do my startups the best advice I can give you is that build your
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I can give you is that build your
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I can give you is that build your network build a strong network go meet
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network build a strong network go meet
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network build a strong network go meet people who are in startups go if there's
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people who are in startups go if there's
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people who are in startups go if there's startup events happening in your city
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startup events happening in your city
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startup events happening in your city there's something online connect with
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there's something online connect with
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there's something online connect with people on LinkedIn you have to find
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people on LinkedIn you have to find
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people on LinkedIn you have to find people and start connecting because
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people and start connecting because
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people and start connecting because that's that's the way you get most help.
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that's that's the way you get most help.
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that's that's the way you get most help. So get how do you get funded? Number
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So get how do you get funded? Number
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So get how do you get funded? Number one, personal savings. If you have your
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one, personal savings. If you have your
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one, personal savings. If you have your own money, use that friends and family
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own money, use that friends and family
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own money, use that friends and family money. Then after that it comes angel
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money. Then after that it comes angel
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money. Then after that it comes angel investors. Angel investors are investors
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investors. Angel investors are investors
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investors. Angel investors are investors who spend smaller amount of money in
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who spend smaller amount of money in
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who spend smaller amount of money in very early stage companies when you just
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very early stage companies when you just
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very early stage companies when you just launch an MVP or you just starting
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launch an MVP or you just starting
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launch an MVP or you just starting sometimes you didn't even launch an MVP
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sometimes you didn't even launch an MVP
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sometimes you didn't even launch an MVP but these days most of the investors
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but these days most of the investors
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but these days most of the investors what they look for is at least you have
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what they look for is at least you have
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what they look for is at least you have an MVP you have some people are using it
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an MVP you have some people are using it
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an MVP you have some people are using it it's kind of
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it's kind of
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it's kind of working and then it's a VCs venture
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working and then it's a VCs venture
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working and then it's a VCs venture capitalist the these are the when you
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capitalist the these are the when you
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capitalist the these are the when you this comes after a couple of years when
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this comes after a couple of years when
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this comes after a couple of years when startup is successful your product is
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startup is successful your product is
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startup is successful your product is you're making money and you need lot
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you're making money and you need lot
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you're making money and you need lot more money then they come in at the end
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more money then they come in at the end
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more money then they come in at the end of the day you can do IPO and so on so
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of the day you can do IPO and so on so
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of the day you can do IPO and so on so forth so now once you have the money
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forth so now once you have the money
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forth so now once you have the money your goal is to finish the product and
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your goal is to finish the product and
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your goal is to finish the product and finish the product launch in a big time
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finish the product launch in a big time
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finish the product launch in a big time so after you launch the product
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so after you launch the product
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so after you launch the product obviously you need marketing you need to
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obviously you need marketing you need to
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obviously you need marketing you need to hire marketing you need PR all those
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hire marketing you need PR all those
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hire marketing you need PR all those things come after that so I'm not
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things come after that so I'm not
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things come after that so I'm not worried about this right now for you
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worried about this right now for you
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worried about this right now for you guys since you're all students and young
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guys since you're all students and young
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guys since you're all students and young the young young
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the young young
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the young young entrepreneurs. Uh so I am now going to
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entrepreneurs. Uh so I am now going to
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entrepreneurs. Uh so I am now going to do is open this this session for Q&A.
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do is open this this session for Q&A.
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do is open this this session for Q&A. Again this Q&A is about anything
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Again this Q&A is about anything
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Again this Q&A is about anything startups it can be your career advice.
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startups it can be your career advice.
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startups it can be your career advice. It can be anything you want to ask but
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It can be anything you want to ask but
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It can be anything you want to ask but before
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before
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before Q&A I'm going to share three of my
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Q&A I'm going to share three of my
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Q&A I'm going to share three of my companies I started and how I started
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companies I started and how I started
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companies I started and how I started how it works. So I'll share bunch of my
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how it works. So I'll share bunch of my
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how it works. So I'll share bunch of my stories.
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stories.
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stories. So first thing let's start with Simon I
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So first thing let's start with Simon I
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So first thing let's start with Simon I I want you to share the screen uh here.
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I want you to share the screen uh here.
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I want you to share the screen uh here. So first I'm going to start with
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So first I'm going to start with
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So first I'm going to start with Corner and uh I'll tell you why and how
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Corner and uh I'll tell you why and how
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Corner and uh I'll tell you why and how I started that. So C#
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I started that. So C#
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I started that. So C# Corner is a community and I'll Simon Can
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Corner is a community and I'll Simon Can
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Corner is a community and I'll Simon Can you start the screen
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here? Where did you go?
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here? Where did you go?
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here? Where did you go? So I can share too, right?
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Yes.
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Oh, right. Let me load this. Uh if you
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Oh, right. Let me load this. Uh if you
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Oh, right. Let me load this. Uh if you guys
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guys
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guys weren't able to. Okay. Video, image,
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weren't able to. Okay. Video, image,
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weren't able to. Okay. Video, image, share screen. Yes.
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Okay. All right. So, I'll screen this.
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Okay. All right. So, I'll screen this.
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Okay. All right. So, I'll screen this. I'll share my whole screen. Let's do
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this. Share screen again. Hold
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on. This one.
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Okay. So here here we go. Right. So I
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Okay. So here here we go. Right. So I
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Okay. So here here we go. Right. So I will share this
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now. So this is a website called
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now. So this is a website called
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now. So this is a website called Corner. C.com is the URL. Now it's a
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Corner. C.com is the URL. Now it's a
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Corner. C.com is the URL. Now it's a C#.com. How did I started? So when I was
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C#.com. How did I started? So when I was
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C#.com. How did I started? So when I was growing up, I was like in college like
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growing up, I was like in college like
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growing up, I was like in college like you guys are. I graduated
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you guys are. I graduated
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you guys are. I graduated from India obviously and I went to
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from India obviously and I went to
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from India obviously and I went to US. But when I was in India, I always
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US. But when I was in India, I always
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US. But when I was in India, I always thought is what if there's a place where
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thought is what if there's a place where
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thought is what if there's a place where we can learn programming for free. We
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we can learn programming for free. We
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we can learn programming for free. We can connect with other people, ask
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can connect with other people, ask
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can connect with other people, ask questions and network and you know
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questions and network and you know
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questions and network and you know somebody's experience. They can share
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somebody's experience. They can share
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somebody's experience. They can share their their advice there. we can meet in
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their their advice there. we can meet in
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their their advice there. we can meet in person and so on and so forth.
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person and so on and so forth.
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person and so on and so forth. So that's this website started in 1999.
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So that's this website started in 1999.
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So that's this website started in 1999. I'm sure a lot of you guys weren't even
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I'm sure a lot of you guys weren't even
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I'm sure a lot of you guys weren't even bored at that time most of you guys. So
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bored at that time most of you guys. So
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bored at that time most of you guys. So 99 I started the website. The idea was
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99 I started the website. The idea was
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99 I started the website. The idea was any programming I was learning at that
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any programming I was learning at that
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any programming I was learning at that time I was sharing online so other
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time I was sharing online so other
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time I was sharing online so other people can learn from that. So that's
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people can learn from that. So that's
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people can learn from that. So that's how the idea came to me and I didn't
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how the idea came to me and I didn't
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how the idea came to me and I didn't think of that it will become a big
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think of that it will become a big
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think of that it will become a big website it will become a big community
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website it will become a big community
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website it will become a big community it will have millions of users. I didn't
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it will have millions of users. I didn't
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it will have millions of users. I didn't even think at that time. It was a simple
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even think at that time. It was a simple
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even think at that time. It was a simple idea. What was the idea? The idea was
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idea. What was the idea? The idea was
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idea. What was the idea? The idea was that I want to build a website or a
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that I want to build a website or a
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that I want to build a website or a place where people can just whatever
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place where people can just whatever
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place where people can just whatever cool new things they're building,
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cool new things they're building,
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cool new things they're building, they're learning, they can
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they're learning, they can
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they're learning, they can share. Okay. So then when I started
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share. Okay. So then when I started
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share. Okay. So then when I started this, a lot of people start learning
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this, a lot of people start learning
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this, a lot of people start learning from it. When they start learning from
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from it. When they start learning from
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from it. When they start learning from it, there was no back in 99 2000 2001
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it, there was no back in 99 2000 2001
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it, there was no back in 99 2000 2001 this was just a simple static website.
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this was just a simple static website.
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this was just a simple static website. There was no submission. There was no
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There was no submission. There was no
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There was no submission. There was no database. There was nothing like
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database. There was nothing like
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database. There was nothing like that. So after that people start
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that. So after that people start
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that. So after that people start learning from this and they start
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learning from this and they start
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learning from this and they start sending me emails say hey I learned from
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sending me emails say hey I learned from
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sending me emails say hey I learned from your website. Can I share my ideas? Then
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your website. Can I share my ideas? Then
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your website. Can I share my ideas? Then I said yes send me your send me what you
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I said yes send me your send me what you
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I said yes send me your send me what you want me to publish. So these guys will
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want me to publish. So these guys will
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want me to publish. So these guys will send me the text documents the HTML and
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send me the text documents the HTML and
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send me the text documents the HTML and I would manually go and publish on this
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I would manually go and publish on this
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I would manually go and publish on this website. So I was working at you know in
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website. So I was working at you know in
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website. So I was working at you know in a job and then I was also publishing
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a job and then I was also publishing
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a job and then I was also publishing this at night. So more and more people
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this at night. So more and more people
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this at night. So more and more people start publishing on this. Then Google
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start publishing on this. Then Google
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start publishing on this. Then Google picked it up. We start coming in Google
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picked it up. We start coming in Google
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picked it up. We start coming in Google searches a lot. Google wasn't new at
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searches a lot. Google wasn't new at
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searches a lot. Google wasn't new at that time. It was almost launching it.
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that time. It was almost launching it.
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that time. It was almost launching it. No nobody knew Google but some
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No nobody knew Google but some
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No nobody knew Google but some programmers knew that. So Google is
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programmers knew that. So Google is
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programmers knew that. So Google is start coming more in Google. Then more
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start coming more in Google. Then more
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start coming more in Google. Then more later people start coming they ask can
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later people start coming they ask can
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later people start coming they ask can we start question answer on this? I have
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we start question answer on this? I have
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we start question answer on this? I have a question about can we do that? So we
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a question about can we do that? So we
32:26
a question about can we do that? So we launch a forums on it. Then somebody
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launch a forums on it. Then somebody
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launch a forums on it. Then somebody says oh what about some you know I want
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says oh what about some you know I want
32:31
says oh what about some you know I want to write a tutorial I want to write an
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to write a tutorial I want to write an
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to write a tutorial I want to write an ebooks over the time over the years we
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ebooks over the time over the years we
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ebooks over the time over the years we keep innovating it and now this is a
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keep innovating it and now this is a
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keep innovating it and now this is a full-fledged community here you can
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full-fledged community here you can
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full-fledged community here you can learn you can learn if you are a student
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learn you can learn if you are a student
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learn you can learn if you are a student you can learn react here there's a learn
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you can learn react here there's a learn
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you can learn react here there's a learn section you can go learn react you can
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section you can go learn react you can
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section you can go learn react you can see you can see all the latest news on
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see you can see all the latest news on
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see you can see all the latest news on tech so you see the top stories right
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tech so you see the top stories right
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tech so you see the top stories right here you can see everyday latest news on
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here you can see everyday latest news on
32:54
here you can see everyday latest news on tech you can see videos in all the
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tech you can see videos in all the
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tech you can see videos in all the growth programs we are running like this
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growth programs we are running like this
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growth programs we are running like this this episode we are doing this will be
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this episode we are doing this will be
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this episode we are doing this will be recorded and launched here in the videos
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recorded and launched here in the videos
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recorded and launched here in the videos we also have a growth options where you
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we also have a growth options where you
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we also have a growth options where you can take certifications you can take
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can take certifications you can take
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can take certifications you can take challenges quizzes right in the right
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challenges quizzes right in the right
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challenges quizzes right in the right side you can see there's a leaderboard
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side you can see there's a leaderboard
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side you can see there's a leaderboard there's yesterday's leaders so now you
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there's yesterday's leaders so now you
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there's yesterday's leaders so now you can also see lot of people are
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can also see lot of people are
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can also see lot of people are publishing articles they are asking
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publishing articles they are asking
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publishing articles they are asking questions on the there's news posts now
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questions on the there's news posts now
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questions on the there's news posts now it's a full-fledged
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it's a full-fledged
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it's a full-fledged community It took us 25 years to reach
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community It took us 25 years to reach
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community It took us 25 years to reach to this stage but we have been about
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to this stage but we have been about
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to this stage but we have been about give you I'll tell you a story when I
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give you I'll tell you a story when I
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give you I'll tell you a story when I started this website after that or same
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started this website after that or same
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started this website after that or same time there were many website started
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time there were many website started
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time there were many website started similar to this but they almost failed
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similar to this but they almost failed
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similar to this but they almost failed why because they couldn't innovate they
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why because they couldn't innovate they
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why because they couldn't innovate they couldn't adapt they just kept the
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couldn't adapt they just kept the
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couldn't adapt they just kept the website similar and they all disappeared
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website similar and they all disappeared
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website similar and they all disappeared most of them few of them became really
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most of them few of them became really
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most of them few of them became really successful like for example LinkedIn
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successful like for example LinkedIn
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successful like for example LinkedIn started after us stack overflow started
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started after us stack overflow started
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started after us stack overflow started after us. GitHub started after us. They
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after us. GitHub started after us. They
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after us. GitHub started after us. They all became very successful.
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all became very successful.
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all became very successful. However,
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However,
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However, our now what we are doing in this this
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our now what we are doing in this this
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our now what we are doing in this this platform, this website now is we are now
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platform, this website now is we are now
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platform, this website now is we are now gamifying it. What does that mean? It
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gamifying it. What does that mean? It
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gamifying it. What does that mean? It means more things you do do here, you're
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means more things you do do here, you're
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means more things you do do here, you're going to start earning points, earning
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going to start earning points, earning
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going to start earning points, earning tokens. So, we are gamifying the whole
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tokens. So, we are gamifying the whole
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tokens. So, we are gamifying the whole learning. So, there's something called
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learning. So, there's something called
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learning. So, there's something called learn to earn. So now when you are going
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learn to earn. So now when you are going
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learn to earn. So now when you are going to learn something here, you're going to
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to learn something here, you're going to
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to learn something here, you're going to get points. Points can be converted to
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get points. Points can be converted to
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get points. Points can be converted to certain rewards. So this is kind of how
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certain rewards. So this is kind of how
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certain rewards. So this is kind of how I started and now we have millions of
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I started and now we have millions of
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I started and now we have millions of users on this website. We have three
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users on this website. We have three
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users on this website. We have three plus million register members and we
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plus million register members and we
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plus million register members and we have 20 plus million or more visit this
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have 20 plus million or more visit this
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have 20 plus million or more visit this website every year. So this was one idea
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website every year. So this was one idea
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website every year. So this was one idea that this kind of startup became this
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that this kind of startup became this
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that this kind of startup became this big community.
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big community.
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big community. Hope you're learning something. Keep
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Hope you're learning something. Keep
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Hope you're learning something. Keep your questions coming. Now I'll tell
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your questions coming. Now I'll tell
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your questions coming. Now I'll tell I'll share one more one more idea. Let
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I'll share one more one more idea. Let
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I'll share one more one more idea. Let me open one more
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website. So this is another startup.
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website. So this is another startup.
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website. So this is another startup. It's called Sharp Economy.
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It's called Sharp Economy.
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It's called Sharp Economy. Um so I don't know how many of you are
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Um so I don't know how many of you are
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Um so I don't know how many of you are familiar with cryptocurrencies,
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familiar with cryptocurrencies,
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familiar with cryptocurrencies, tokenization, NFTs, all that. So I've
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tokenization, NFTs, all that. So I've
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tokenization, NFTs, all that. So I've been involved in crypto and blockchain
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been involved in crypto and blockchain
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been involved in crypto and blockchain for a long time. blockchain AI. So what
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for a long time. blockchain AI. So what
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for a long time. blockchain AI. So what we are doing here with sharp economy is
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we are doing here with sharp economy is
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we are doing here with sharp economy is we are launching a we have already
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we are launching a we have already
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we are launching a we have already launched a cryptocurrency called sharp
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launched a cryptocurrency called sharp
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launched a cryptocurrency called sharp token. It's already traded on exchanges
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token. It's already traded on exchanges
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token. It's already traded on exchanges and the reason we launch it it's called
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and the reason we launch it it's called
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and the reason we launch it it's called it's a economy where you can earn this
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it's a economy where you can earn this
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it's a economy where you can earn this token by learning in your growth. So if
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token by learning in your growth. So if
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token by learning in your growth. So if you're learning something you can earn
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you're learning something you can earn
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you're learning something you can earn this token. If you are getting
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this token. If you are getting
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this token. If you are getting certified, if you are taking exam, if
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certified, if you are taking exam, if
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certified, if you are taking exam, if you are speaking, you're becoming a
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you are speaking, you're becoming a
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you are speaking, you're becoming a leader, you're downloading ebook, then
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leader, you're downloading ebook, then
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leader, you're downloading ebook, then why are we doing this? Now you will say
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why are we doing this? Now you will say
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why are we doing this? Now you will say why are we doing this? So in my life
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why are we doing this? So in my life
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why are we doing this? So in my life what I've learned is in IT most of you
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what I've learned is in IT most of you
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what I've learned is in IT most of you guys are software guys pro programmers
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guys are software guys pro programmers
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guys are software guys pro programmers in
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in
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in IT that a lot of people once they get a
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IT that a lot of people once they get a
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IT that a lot of people once they get a good job they stop
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good job they stop
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good job they stop learning and what happens they stop
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learning and what happens they stop
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learning and what happens they stop learning and then when they leave or
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learning and then when they leave or
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learning and then when they leave or they get fired they don't have jobs
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they get fired they don't have jobs
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they get fired they don't have jobs lined up and then they start preparing
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lined up and then they start preparing
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lined up and then they start preparing for the interviews and so on so forth.
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for the interviews and so on so forth.
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for the interviews and so on so forth. So what our idea was what if we can
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So what our idea was what if we can
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So what our idea was what if we can incentivize you what we can motivate you
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incentivize you what we can motivate you
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incentivize you what we can motivate you to learn while you are already at work
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to learn while you are already at work
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to learn while you are already at work and you're learning these things out of
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and you're learning these things out of
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and you're learning these things out of cell and you're updating yourselves. So
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cell and you're updating yourselves. So
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cell and you're updating yourselves. So these are the some of the ideas um
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these are the some of the ideas um
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these are the some of the ideas um that's how an idea could become a
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that's how an idea could become a
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that's how an idea could become a full-fledged company. You take the idea
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full-fledged company. You take the idea
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full-fledged company. You take the idea and you see that oh is there really use
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and you see that oh is there really use
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and you see that oh is there really use case of this? Are people are going to
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case of this? Are people are going to
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case of this? Are people are going to use it? Can I go and raise money for it?
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use it? Can I go and raise money for it?
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use it? Can I go and raise money for it? How do I build a team? How do I market
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How do I build a team? How do I market
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How do I build a team? How do I market that? So, check out this two and learn
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that? So, check out this two and learn
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that? So, check out this two and learn more. See how these startups are built
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more. See how these startups are built
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more. See how these startups are built um cop.com in this shop economy. With
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um cop.com in this shop economy. With
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um cop.com in this shop economy. With that said, what I will do is
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that said, what I will do is
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that said, what I will do is um we also have a sharp rewards wallet.
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um we also have a sharp rewards wallet.
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um we also have a sharp rewards wallet. It's for students and young developers
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It's for students and young developers
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It's for students and young developers who want to continue learning and get
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who want to continue learning and get
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who want to continue learning and get rewarded. So check out the shop rewards
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rewarded. So check out the shop rewards
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rewarded. So check out the shop rewards wallet and mobile app where you can
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wallet and mobile app where you can
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wallet and mobile app where you can start earning this shop token just for
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start earning this shop token just for
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start earning this shop token just for free by just learning new things taking
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free by just learning new things taking
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free by just learning new things taking the challenges getting the quizzes and
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the challenges getting the quizzes and
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the challenges getting the quizzes and then we are launching more things to
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then we are launching more things to
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then we are launching more things to that with that said I think uh this is
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that with that said I think uh this is
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that with that said I think uh this is enough let's take some of your
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enough let's take some of your
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enough let's take some of your questions so you guys have any questions
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questions so you guys have any questions
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questions so you guys have any questions let's start asking those questions and
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let's start asking those questions and
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let's start asking those questions and then I'm going to um start taking those
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then I'm going to um start taking those
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then I'm going to um start taking those questions all All right. Um, let me stop
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questions all All right. Um, let me stop
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questions all All right. Um, let me stop sharing my screen. Okay, there you go.
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sharing my screen. Okay, there you go.
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sharing my screen. Okay, there you go. So, let's take an example. What
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So, let's take an example. What
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So, let's take an example. What strategies can help validate whether a
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strategies can help validate whether a
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strategies can help validate whether a tag based idea has a viable
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tag based idea has a viable
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tag based idea has a viable market? So, that's a great question.
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market? So, that's a great question.
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market? So, that's a great question. Basically, you want to make sure that
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Basically, you want to make sure that
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Basically, you want to make sure that your idea, this is a part of our second
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your idea, this is a part of our second
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your idea, this is a part of our second screen. You want to validate your Yes.
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screen. You want to validate your Yes.
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screen. You want to validate your Yes. So, there's a market need for that. As a
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So, there's a market need for that. As a
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So, there's a market need for that. As a matter of fact, a lot of companies fail
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matter of fact, a lot of companies fail
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matter of fact, a lot of companies fail because a lot of startups fail because
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because a lot of startups fail because
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because a lot of startups fail because they launch the product and there's no
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they launch the product and there's no
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they launch the product and there's no market fit for that. So, one of the
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market fit for that. So, one of the
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market fit for that. So, one of the biggest thing you have to do is these
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biggest thing you have to do is these
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biggest thing you have to do is these days actually AI can help you a lot.
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days actually AI can help you a lot.
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days actually AI can help you a lot. Okay, you can use chat GPT or all those
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Okay, you can use chat GPT or all those
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Okay, you can use chat GPT or all those tools. Um, but you can also go to your
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tools. Um, but you can also go to your
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tools. Um, but you can also go to your go to your audience, right? If you
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go to your audience, right? If you
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go to your audience, right? If you depending on your idea, you have to go
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depending on your idea, you have to go
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depending on your idea, you have to go there and see if there's anything out
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there and see if there's anything out
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there and see if there's anything out there. If it's already there, is it good
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there. If it's already there, is it good
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there. If it's already there, is it good enough or is it it needs some work or is
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enough or is it it needs some work or is
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enough or is it it needs some work or is it so bad? For example, you know, if
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it so bad? For example, you know, if
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it so bad? For example, you know, if there's a I don't know there's water
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there's a I don't know there's water
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there's a I don't know there's water bottle out there, but you're saying it's
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bottle out there, but you're saying it's
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bottle out there, but you're saying it's a tag based idea.
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a tag based idea.
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a tag based idea. So tag based idea, you can say you can
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So tag based idea, you can say you can
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So tag based idea, you can say you can you can say I'm starting a consulting
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you can say I'm starting a consulting
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you can say I'm starting a consulting company. I'm starting company where we
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company. I'm starting company where we
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company. I'm starting company where we will build websites. That's more like a
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will build websites. That's more like a
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will build websites. That's more like a service business. That's not really a
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service business. That's not really a
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service business. That's not really a startup, right? So that you can always
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startup, right? So that you can always
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startup, right? So that you can always start that. there's always need for
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start that. there's always need for
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start that. there's always need for that. That's a totally different. Uh but
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that. That's a totally different. Uh but
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that. That's a totally different. Uh but if it's an app that's solving some
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if it's an app that's solving some
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if it's an app that's solving some problems, then you just have to look at
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problems, then you just have to look at
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problems, then you just have to look at search, do all the research, it's
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search, do all the research, it's
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search, do all the research, it's already there. Um and viral market is as
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already there. Um and viral market is as
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already there. Um and viral market is as I said, you kind of have to you will
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I said, you kind of have to you will
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I said, you kind of have to you will only know that after interviewing
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only know that after interviewing
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only know that after interviewing people, after talking to your friends
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people, after talking to your friends
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people, after talking to your friends and families, talking to the right
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and families, talking to the right
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and families, talking to the right audience, hey, I'm trying to build this.
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audience, hey, I'm trying to build this.
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audience, hey, I'm trying to build this. Will it work? How much money you willing
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Will it work? How much money you willing
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Will it work? How much money you willing to pay? You have to go and talk to these
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to pay? You have to go and talk to these
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to pay? You have to go and talk to these people. Once you talk and they kind of
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people. Once you talk and they kind of
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people. Once you talk and they kind of validate the idea, then you kind of
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validate the idea, then you kind of
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validate the idea, then you kind of build the MVP and the take MVP to those
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build the MVP and the take MVP to those
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build the MVP and the take MVP to those audience and see what do you think about
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audience and see what do you think about
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audience and see what do you think about this. This is kind of how you validate
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this. This is kind of how you validate
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this. This is kind of how you validate the idea. It takes time to validate the
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the idea. It takes time to validate the
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the idea. It takes time to validate the idea. How the another question how can a
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idea. How the another question how can a
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idea. How the another question how can a startup attract its first customers and
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startup attract its first customers and
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startup attract its first customers and a scale effectively? Yeah. And that's
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a scale effectively? Yeah. And that's
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a scale effectively? Yeah. And that's really the hardest part is your first
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really the hardest part is your first
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really the hardest part is your first customers are the one you kind of know
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customers are the one you kind of know
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customers are the one you kind of know them or you build a relationship with
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them or you build a relationship with
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them or you build a relationship with them or they come somehow from some ref
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them or they come somehow from some ref
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them or they come somehow from some ref rock or you are reaching out to them.
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rock or you are reaching out to them.
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rock or you are reaching out to them. You have to build a relationship with
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You have to build a relationship with
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You have to build a relationship with them because in the beginning they may
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them because in the beginning they may
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them because in the beginning they may not even pay you. You have to just give
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not even pay you. You have to just give
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not even pay you. You have to just give them a free and just say can you help us
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them a free and just say can you help us
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them a free and just say can you help us test drive it. Again ask you can always
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test drive it. Again ask you can always
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test drive it. Again ask you can always ask. People are willing to help you.
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ask. People are willing to help you.
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ask. People are willing to help you. That's the good part. A lot of a lot of
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That's the good part. A lot of a lot of
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That's the good part. A lot of a lot of students they are shy and they don't ask
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students they are shy and they don't ask
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students they are shy and they don't ask but you will be surprised that so many
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but you will be surprised that so many
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but you will be surprised that so many people are willing to help you um if you
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people are willing to help you um if you
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people are willing to help you um if you ask and you have to ask the right
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ask and you have to ask the right
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ask and you have to ask the right people. It's really just going there.
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people. It's really just going there.
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people. It's really just going there. The scaling part is a little bit hard.
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The scaling part is a little bit hard.
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The scaling part is a little bit hard. Scaling is not as easy as seems because
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Scaling is not as easy as seems because
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Scaling is not as easy as seems because scaling requires a lot of resources, the
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scaling requires a lot of resources, the
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scaling requires a lot of resources, the team, the funding and so on so forth.
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So next question is how do you build a
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So next question is how do you build a
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So next question is how do you build a strong startup team and a company
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strong startup team and a company
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strong startup team and a company culture and this is really hard in the
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sense team is something it's like you're
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sense team is something it's like you're
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sense team is something it's like you're saying like how do I know if my partner
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saying like how do I know if my partner
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saying like how do I know if my partner is good it's sometimes you have to feel
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is good it's sometimes you have to feel
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is good it's sometimes you have to feel it sometimes you're really best friends
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it sometimes you're really best friends
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it sometimes you're really best friends and then you hire a team and it's just
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and then you hire a team and it's just
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and then you hire a team and it's just it's just learning it's like if you go
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it's just learning it's like if you go
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it's just learning it's like if you go There's a lot of videos out there from
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There's a lot of videos out there from
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There's a lot of videos out there from the successful people. They say how do
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the successful people. They say how do
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the successful people. They say how do you hire a a good team
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you hire a a good team
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you hire a a good team member and just one thing I would give
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member and just one thing I would give
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member and just one thing I would give tip is that when you are
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tip is that when you are
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tip is that when you are hiring you have to get a feel of that do
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hiring you have to get a feel of that do
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hiring you have to get a feel of that do they really like what you're building?
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they really like what you're building?
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they really like what you're building? Do they believe in that idea? If they
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Do they believe in that idea? If they
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Do they believe in that idea? If they believe in that idea, chances are they
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believe in that idea, chances are they
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believe in that idea, chances are they are the good team
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are the good team
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are the good team members and that will also help build
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members and that will also help build
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members and that will also help build the good company culture. And culture,
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the good company culture. And culture,
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the good company culture. And culture, company culture is
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company culture is
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company culture is very it's it's very complicated topic.
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very it's it's very complicated topic.
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very it's it's very complicated topic. It's not as easy as seems. You can't
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It's not as easy as seems. You can't
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It's not as easy as seems. You can't really build a company culture. It just
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really build a company culture. It just
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really build a company culture. It just you pretty much become the culture. You
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you pretty much become the culture. You
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you pretty much become the culture. You means the person, the founders, right?
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means the person, the founders, right?
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means the person, the founders, right? So the founders and the senior people
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So the founders and the senior people
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So the founders and the senior people how they build the culture becomes the
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how they build the culture becomes the
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how they build the culture becomes the culture right how because everybody else
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culture right how because everybody else
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culture right how because everybody else follows them. So the key is you have to
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follows them. So the key is you have to
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follows them. So the key is you have to have those core people and you don't
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have those core people and you don't
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have those core people and you don't need to worry about these company
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need to worry about these company
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need to worry about these company cultures and in the beginning at least
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cultures and in the beginning at least
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cultures and in the beginning at least for first two two years of your until
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for first two two years of your until
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for first two two years of your until you are really successful out there.
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you are really successful out there.
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you are really successful out there. Initially you need people who are
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Initially you need people who are
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Initially you need people who are grinding who just believe in so much. So
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grinding who just believe in so much. So
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grinding who just believe in so much. So they're not looking for 9 to5. They're
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they're not looking for 9 to5. They're
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they're not looking for 9 to5. They're not looking to leave because that they
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not looking to leave because that they
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not looking to leave because that they have to be feel like it's part of the
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have to be feel like it's part of the
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have to be feel like it's part of the whole family. Otherwise it'll be really
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whole family. Otherwise it'll be really
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whole family. Otherwise it'll be really hard to build a good good successful
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startups. How can a startup
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startups. How can a startup
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startups. How can a startup differentiate itself in a competitive
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differentiate itself in a competitive
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differentiate itself in a competitive market? Um yeah. So first of all, if you
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market? Um yeah. So first of all, if you
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market? Um yeah. So first of all, if you are going in a competitive
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are going in a competitive
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are going in a competitive market, you're already in the wrong
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market, you're already in the wrong
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market, you're already in the wrong path. But it doesn't mean you cannot go
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path. But it doesn't mean you cannot go
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path. But it doesn't mean you cannot go in there because you may love the idea a
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in there because you may love the idea a
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in there because you may love the idea a lot. So you innovation is the key here.
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lot. So you innovation is the key here.
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lot. So you innovation is the key here. You have to
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You have to
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You have to innovate faster. There are three things
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innovate faster. There are three things
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innovate faster. There are three things a successful company needs, right?
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a successful company needs, right?
43:11
a successful company needs, right? Cheaper, faster, better. Cheaper,
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Cheaper, faster, better. Cheaper,
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Cheaper, faster, better. Cheaper, faster, better. There's a simple rule.
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faster, better. There's a simple rule.
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faster, better. There's a simple rule. Are you
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Are you
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Are you cheaper? Are you faster? Are you
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cheaper? Are you faster? Are you
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cheaper? Are you faster? Are you better? And how are you better?
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better? And how are you better?
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better? And how are you better? Innovation is the key here. Look at
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Innovation is the key here. Look at
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Innovation is the key here. Look at Tesla. When Elon Musk started
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Tesla. When Elon Musk started
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Tesla. When Elon Musk started Tesla, it wasn't because there was not
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Tesla, it wasn't because there was not
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Tesla, it wasn't because there was not enough car. There's lot of cars already
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enough car. There's lot of cars already
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enough car. There's lot of cars already there. Cars are there. So, it's a car
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there. Cars are there. So, it's a car
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there. Cars are there. So, it's a car company in the beginning even though it
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company in the beginning even though it
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company in the beginning even though it was a tech company, but still the end
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was a tech company, but still the end
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was a tech company, but still the end product end product where they make
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product end product where they make
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product end product where they make money is cars selling
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money is cars selling
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money is cars selling cars. So, what they did they said okay
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cars. So, what they did they said okay
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cars. So, what they did they said okay we are going to be innovative car
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we are going to be innovative car
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we are going to be innovative car company. So, they said we are going to
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company. So, they said we are going to
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company. So, they said we are going to create electric cars. You don't need
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create electric cars. You don't need
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create electric cars. You don't need gas. You don't need diesel and petrol.
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gas. You don't need diesel and petrol.
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gas. You don't need diesel and petrol. That's how you have to think is your
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That's how you have to think is your
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That's how you have to think is your idea in your startup is how different it
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idea in your startup is how different it
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idea in your startup is how different it is. If you're building another let's say
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is. If you're building another let's say
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is. If you're building another let's say you are competing with a car company,
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you are competing with a car company,
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you are competing with a car company, you're building another car. Yeah.
44:09
you're building another car. Yeah.
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you're building another car. Yeah. Chances of failure are almost like
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Chances of failure are almost like
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Chances of failure are almost like 100%. Why would people want another car
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100%. Why would people want another car
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100%. Why would people want another car if it's similar to other car with same
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if it's similar to other car with same
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if it's similar to other car with same price? Other cars already have a brand.
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price? Other cars already have a brand.
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price? Other cars already have a brand. So your cars has to be either cheaper
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So your cars has to be either cheaper
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So your cars has to be either cheaper and better good-looking, more modern and
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and better good-looking, more modern and
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and better good-looking, more modern and better
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better
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better design and cheaper, right? That's why
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design and cheaper, right? That's why
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design and cheaper, right? That's why Hyundai, if you look at the Hyundai and
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Hyundai, if you look at the Hyundai and
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Hyundai, if you look at the Hyundai and these two companies are doing pretty
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these two companies are doing pretty
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these two companies are doing pretty well is they have better design and
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well is they have better design and
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well is they have better design and they're cheaper and they give you better
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they're cheaper and they give you better
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they're cheaper and they give you better warranty. So you have to think of what
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warranty. So you have to think of what
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warranty. So you have to think of what people really want, what are their pain
44:41
people really want, what are their pain
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people really want, what are their pain points and how you're solving them. For
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points and how you're solving them. For
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points and how you're solving them. For example, if somebody's buying Audi, well
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example, if somebody's buying Audi, well
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example, if somebody's buying Audi, well Audi is costly. Nobody else, everybody
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Audi is costly. Nobody else, everybody
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Audi is costly. Nobody else, everybody can't afford Audi's, right? So, however,
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can't afford Audi's, right? So, however,
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can't afford Audi's, right? So, however, they're luxury car. So, this is how you
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they're luxury car. So, this is how you
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they're luxury car. So, this is how you have to figure this out. And this not
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have to figure this out. And this not
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have to figure this out. And this not really question is not it's not black
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really question is not it's not black
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really question is not it's not black and white. It's just you have to figure
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and white. It's just you have to figure
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and white. It's just you have to figure that out by working more in there. You
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that out by working more in there. You
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that out by working more in there. You can always get advisor. That's where
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can always get advisor. That's where
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can always get advisor. That's where advisor helps. Advisors are big help
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advisor helps. Advisors are big help
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advisor helps. Advisors are big help because they can save you a lot of time,
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because they can save you a lot of time,
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because they can save you a lot of time, money, and research because they already
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money, and research because they already
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money, and research because they already know people, they have experience, and
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know people, they have experience, and
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know people, they have experience, and they're already doing this every
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day. What are the pros and cons of
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day. What are the pros and cons of
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day. What are the pros and cons of bootstrapping versus seeking actual
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bootstrapping versus seeking actual
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bootstrapping versus seeking actual funding? This is a great
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funding? This is a great
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funding? This is a great question. This is an amazing question
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question. This is an amazing question
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question. This is an amazing question actually. Uh bootstrapping is really
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actually. Uh bootstrapping is really
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actually. Uh bootstrapping is really important because if you believe in your
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important because if you believe in your
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important because if you believe in your idea and you have
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idea and you have
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idea and you have money, it's important to bootstrap. It
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money, it's important to bootstrap. It
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money, it's important to bootstrap. It teaches you so many lessons. First of
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teaches you so many lessons. First of
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teaches you so many lessons. First of all, it teaches you how
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all, it teaches you how
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all, it teaches you how to use most effective use of the money
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to use most effective use of the money
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to use most effective use of the money because you're using your own money.
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because you're using your own money.
45:54
because you're using your own money. Bootstrapping is better as long as you
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Bootstrapping is better as long as you
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Bootstrapping is better as long as you can do it. That's probably the best
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can do it. That's probably the best
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can do it. That's probably the best thing you should be doing. The risk is
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thing you should be doing. The risk is
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thing you should be doing. The risk is if your successful startup is fail, you
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if your successful startup is fail, you
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if your successful startup is fail, you lost all the money. So my any company I
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lost all the money. So my any company I
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lost all the money. So my any company I work with, I bush most of most of the
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work with, I bush most of most of the
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work with, I bush most of most of the companies. Now you get funding from
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companies. Now you get funding from
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companies. Now you get funding from people. Key with funding is that it
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people. Key with funding is that it
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people. Key with funding is that it comes with a now you have a boss. It
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comes with a now you have a boss. It
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comes with a now you have a boss. It comes with a responsibility. It comes
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comes with a responsibility. It comes
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comes with a responsibility. It comes with accountability. It comes with
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with accountability. It comes with
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with accountability. It comes with reporting. It comes with deadlines. It
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reporting. It comes with deadlines. It
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reporting. It comes with deadlines. It comes with deliverable. So if you can't
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comes with deliverable. So if you can't
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comes with deliverable. So if you can't meet those lot of those things it puts
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meet those lot of those things it puts
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meet those lot of those things it puts extra pressure on you. Sometime pressure
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extra pressure on you. Sometime pressure
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extra pressure on you. Sometime pressure is good sometimes bad when you are a
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is good sometimes bad when you are a
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is good sometimes bad when you are a startup and founder and dealing with all
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startup and founder and dealing with all
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startup and founder and dealing with all the products and marketing and all that
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the products and marketing and all that
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the products and marketing and all that the external pressure can be bad.
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the external pressure can be bad.
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the external pressure can be bad. Sometimes you get lot of money and they
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Sometimes you get lot of money and they
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Sometimes you get lot of money and they own majority equity in the company they
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own majority equity in the company they
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own majority equity in the company they also have a control they can just kick
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also have a control they can just kick
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also have a control they can just kick you out. It happens all the time right?
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you out. It happens all the time right?
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you out. It happens all the time right? Investors can control your company. So
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Investors can control your company. So
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Investors can control your company. So even person like Steve Jobs were kicked
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even person like Steve Jobs were kicked
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even person like Steve Jobs were kicked out because you know they found a
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out because you know they found a
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out because you know they found a different CEO. So in the beginning if
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different CEO. So in the beginning if
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different CEO. So in the beginning if you can do bootstrap yourself that's
47:04
you can do bootstrap yourself that's
47:04
you can do bootstrap yourself that's that's probably the best option but if
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that's probably the best option but if
47:08
that's probably the best option but if you get funding from somewhere else it's
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you get funding from somewhere else it's
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you get funding from somewhere else it's ideal to get smart funding. Smart
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ideal to get smart funding. Smart
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ideal to get smart funding. Smart funding is somebody you get funding from
47:15
funding is somebody you get funding from
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funding is somebody you get funding from a strategic strategic partner who are in
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a strategic strategic partner who are in
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a strategic strategic partner who are in the space. They can also help you grow
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the space. They can also help you grow
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the space. They can also help you grow your company in different ways like for
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your company in different ways like for
47:24
your company in different ways like for example they can introduce to more
47:26
example they can introduce to more
47:26
example they can introduce to more customers. They can introduce to more
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customers. They can introduce to more
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customers. They can introduce to more founders. They can help you technical
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founders. They can help you technical
47:30
founders. They can help you technical team with a strong advice and give you
47:32
team with a strong advice and give you
47:32
team with a strong advice and give you feedback or get your product to market
47:34
feedback or get your product to market
47:34
feedback or get your product to market faster. So when you look at this
47:37
faster. So when you look at this
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faster. So when you look at this companies like when you programs like
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companies like when you programs like
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companies like when you programs like Shark Tank Shark Tank they may feel like
47:42
Shark Tank Shark Tank they may feel like
47:42
Shark Tank Shark Tank they may feel like they take a lot of you know they take a
47:45
they take a lot of you know they take a
47:45
they take a lot of you know they take a lot of control or like let's just say
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lot of control or like let's just say
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lot of control or like let's just say they give you very small amount for the
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they give you very small amount for the
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they give you very small amount for the equity they carry in companies but they
47:52
equity they carry in companies but they
47:52
equity they carry in companies but they are strategic partners means because of
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are strategic partners means because of
47:55
are strategic partners means because of their
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their
47:56
their relationships they can help grow this
47:58
relationships they can help grow this
47:58
relationships they can help grow this company much faster because they can
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company much faster because they can
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company much faster because they can bring other partners. For example, if
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bring other partners. For example, if
48:03
bring other partners. For example, if you have a consumer product and you want
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you have a consumer product and you want
48:05
you have a consumer product and you want to go to a big big chains like Walmart
48:08
to go to a big big chains like Walmart
48:08
to go to a big big chains like Walmart or these and you get one of the shark
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or these and you get one of the shark
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or these and you get one of the shark tanks who has relations with Walmart and
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tanks who has relations with Walmart and
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tanks who has relations with Walmart and Walmart like the product out of sudden
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Walmart like the product out of sudden
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Walmart like the product out of sudden your products can go into thousands of
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your products can go into thousands of
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your products can go into thousands of thousands of stores and sell hundreds of
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thousands of stores and sell hundreds of
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thousands of stores and sell hundreds of thousands in in products in a month. So
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thousands in in products in a month. So
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thousands in in products in a month. So that's how you have to look at that and
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that's how you have to look at that and
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that's how you have to look at that and it comes with experience also. So when
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it comes with experience also. So when
48:29
it comes with experience also. So when you young guys start you're going to
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you young guys start you're going to
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you young guys start you're going to learn with experience. You you don't
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learn with experience. You you don't
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learn with experience. You you don't know all the answers right away. All you
48:35
know all the answers right away. All you
48:35
know all the answers right away. All you can do is learn from experience like
48:37
can do is learn from experience like
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can do is learn from experience like somebody else who has done
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that. So another question Shiva ask is
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that. So another question Shiva ask is
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that. So another question Shiva ask is Shiva Shankar is what is the simplest
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Shiva Shankar is what is the simplest
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Shiva Shankar is what is the simplest version of product that solves the
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version of product that solves the
48:51
version of product that solves the problem and validates the idea? How can
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problem and validates the idea? How can
48:54
problem and validates the idea? How can I quickly test and market minimum
48:56
I quickly test and market minimum
48:56
I quickly test and market minimum investment? So that's a again great
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investment? So that's a again great
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investment? So that's a again great question MV MVP the product should be
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question MV MVP the product should be
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question MV MVP the product should be good enough that people feel that this
49:06
good enough that people feel that this
49:06
good enough that people feel that this is real. So if you're building a
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is real. So if you're building a
49:09
is real. So if you're building a bicycle you cannot just show them the
49:12
bicycle you cannot just show them the
49:12
bicycle you cannot just show them the wheels. It has to have wheels, frames,
49:14
wheels. It has to have wheels, frames,
49:14
wheels. It has to have wheels, frames, seats, handles and some people can test
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seats, handles and some people can test
49:17
seats, handles and some people can test drive it. I mean it doesn't have to look
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drive it. I mean it doesn't have to look
49:18
drive it. I mean it doesn't have to look fancy. It doesn't have to be strong
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fancy. It doesn't have to be strong
49:20
fancy. It doesn't have to be strong enough. doesn't have to have a lot of
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enough. doesn't have to have a lot of
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enough. doesn't have to have a lot of things in it. But at the at least people
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things in it. But at the at least people
49:24
things in it. But at the at least people should be able to drive. If you are
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should be able to drive. If you are
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should be able to drive. If you are launching an app, delivery app, make
49:29
launching an app, delivery app, make
49:29
launching an app, delivery app, make sure that you have two people delivering
49:31
sure that you have two people delivering
49:31
sure that you have two people delivering the product from A to place A to B. If
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the product from A to place A to B. If
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the product from A to place A to B. If you're launching a food food food
49:37
you're launching a food food food
49:37
you're launching a food food food startups, make sure people can eat and
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startups, make sure people can eat and
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startups, make sure people can eat and taste the product. It may you may only
49:41
taste the product. It may you may only
49:41
taste the product. It may you may only have two products in there. That's it.
49:43
have two products in there. That's it.
49:43
have two products in there. That's it. You don't have to hundreds of them. So
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You don't have to hundreds of them. So
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You don't have to hundreds of them. So it has to have something that that
49:49
it has to have something that that
49:49
it has to have something that that works that works and people can feel
49:52
works that works and people can feel
49:52
works that works and people can feel like okay this is what it's going to
49:54
like okay this is what it's going to
49:54
like okay this is what it's going to going to
49:55
going to
49:55
going to be. Um how quickly I mean this is really
49:59
be. Um how quickly I mean this is really
49:59
be. Um how quickly I mean this is really up to you. Um yeah next take next
50:01
up to you. Um yeah next take next
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up to you. Um yeah next take next question
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question
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question is question is from Lux
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is question is from Lux
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is question is from Lux Lakshman Lakshman Gali. What are the key
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Lakshman Lakshman Gali. What are the key
50:11
Lakshman Lakshman Gali. What are the key factors to validate a startup idea
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factors to validate a startup idea
50:13
factors to validate a startup idea before investing too much time and
50:14
before investing too much time and
50:14
before investing too much time and money? But key factors are if you have
50:17
money? But key factors are if you have
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money? But key factors are if you have five users, five customers or 10
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five users, five customers or 10
50:20
five users, five customers or 10 customers and they love it, they like
50:23
customers and they love it, they like
50:23
customers and they love it, they like it, they want more, they are coming to
50:25
it, they want more, they are coming to
50:25
it, they want more, they are coming to you with more questions, they are giving
50:26
you with more questions, they are giving
50:26
you with more questions, they are giving you feedback and they're
50:29
you feedback and they're
50:29
you feedback and they're engaged then you know that this is
50:32
engaged then you know that this is
50:32
engaged then you know that this is working and it's like you know you
50:35
working and it's like you know you
50:35
working and it's like you know you launch perfect example let's say you
50:37
launch perfect example let's say you
50:37
launch perfect example let's say you start a tea company you're you know
50:39
start a tea company you're you know
50:39
start a tea company you're you know selling tea you're making tea like chai
50:41
selling tea you're making tea like chai
50:41
selling tea you're making tea like chai right and people come and they love it
50:43
right and people come and they love it
50:43
right and people come and they love it they give you feedback back then that
50:45
they give you feedback back then that
50:45
they give you feedback back then that this is great and they keep coming back.
50:47
this is great and they keep coming back.
50:48
this is great and they keep coming back. That means it's
50:49
That means it's
50:49
That means it's working. It's
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working. It's
50:51
working. It's simple. Um then you know that now you
50:53
simple. Um then you know that now you
50:53
simple. Um then you know that now you can go and spend too much time and money
50:56
can go and spend too much time and money
50:57
can go and spend too much time and money in get feedback. Be open to just ask
51:01
in get feedback. Be open to just ask
51:01
in get feedback. Be open to just ask them. Oh, a lot of good questions guys.
51:04
them. Oh, a lot of good questions guys.
51:04
them. Oh, a lot of good questions guys. Ghost asked, "How do you choose the
51:06
Ghost asked, "How do you choose the
51:06
Ghost asked, "How do you choose the right text ST tech for your startup?"
51:08
right text ST tech for your startup?"
51:08
right text ST tech for your startup?" Okay, that's a great question. So we
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Okay, that's a great question. So we
51:11
Okay, that's a great question. So we spend too much time into tech because we
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spend too much time into tech because we
51:14
spend too much time into tech because we are tech people. In reality tech doesn't
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are tech people. In reality tech doesn't
51:17
are tech people. In reality tech doesn't matter. Nobody cares. Businesses don't
51:20
matter. Nobody cares. Businesses don't
51:20
matter. Nobody cares. Businesses don't care of tax tech. Does Tesla really
51:23
care of tax tech. Does Tesla really
51:23
care of tax tech. Does Tesla really cares that if your website is built in
51:25
cares that if your website is built in
51:25
cares that if your website is built in React or ASP.NET or Angular or NodeJS
51:28
React or ASP.NET or Angular or NodeJS
51:28
React or ASP.NET or Angular or NodeJS doesn't matter. Nobody cares of text
51:30
doesn't matter. Nobody cares of text
51:30
doesn't matter. Nobody cares of text tag. A text tag is
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tag. A text tag is
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tag. A text tag is adjust as long as you build an ad. It
51:35
adjust as long as you build an ad. It
51:35
adjust as long as you build an ad. It doesn't matter. It works in you build in
51:37
doesn't matter. It works in you build in
51:37
doesn't matter. It works in you build in native iOS in Swift, you build in React
51:41
native iOS in Swift, you build in React
51:41
native iOS in Swift, you build in React Native, you build in HTML hybrid,
51:43
Native, you build in HTML hybrid,
51:44
Native, you build in HTML hybrid, doesn't matter. As long as users are
51:46
doesn't matter. As long as users are
51:46
doesn't matter. As long as users are using the app and they are happy with
51:47
using the app and they are happy with
51:47
using the app and they are happy with the user experience is the key. User
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the user experience is the key. User
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the user experience is the key. User experience is the key. Usability is the
51:52
experience is the key. Usability is the
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experience is the key. Usability is the key. It works is the key. So tax tech is
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key. It works is the key. So tax tech is
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key. It works is the key. So tax tech is really plays no role. The reason you
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really plays no role. The reason you
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really plays no role. The reason you want to find a you choose a right tax
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want to find a you choose a right tax
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want to find a you choose a right tax tech is the the skill set you have in
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tech is the the skill set you have in
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tech is the the skill set you have in your company. the skill set you have in
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your company. the skill set you have in
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your company. the skill set you have in your team. What are you good at it? If
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your team. What are you good at it? If
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your team. What are you good at it? If the founder is technically expert and
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the founder is technically expert and
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the founder is technically expert and he's good at building React using React
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he's good at building React using React
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he's good at building React using React and NodeJS, that's what you should be
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and NodeJS, that's what you should be
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and NodeJS, that's what you should be building it because end of the day all
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building it because end of the day all
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building it because end of the day all these tech from different companies they
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these tech from different companies they
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these tech from different companies they just have one simple goal build a
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just have one simple goal build a
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just have one simple goal build a product either it's a website or an app
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product either it's a website or an app
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product either it's a website or an app it doesn't matter. So to me right text S
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it doesn't matter. So to me right text S
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it doesn't matter. So to me right text S tech is the one you are most
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tech is the one you are most
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tech is the one you are most experiencing. you have to spend less
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experiencing. you have to spend less
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experiencing. you have to spend less money in it. You can move the fastest
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money in it. You can move the fastest
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money in it. You can move the fastest way possible. Whatever you can build in,
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way possible. Whatever you can build in,
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way possible. Whatever you can build in, you can build the top greatest tech and
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you can build the top greatest tech and
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you can build the top greatest tech and but it's taking you two years to build
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but it's taking you two years to build
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but it's taking you two years to build it's useless. But if you can quickly
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it's useless. But if you can quickly
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it's useless. But if you can quickly build in a two weeks in HTML and show it
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build in a two weeks in HTML and show it
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build in a two weeks in HTML and show it to something working that's what
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to something working that's what
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to something working that's what remember successful startups faster
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remember successful startups faster
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remember successful startups faster cheaper better always keep those in mind
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cheaper better always keep those in mind
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cheaper better always keep those in mind whatever can move fastest cheapest and
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whatever can move fastest cheapest and
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whatever can move fastest cheapest and better can come later initially you want
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better can come later initially you want
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better can come later initially you want to move the fastest way possible because
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to move the fastest way possible because
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to move the fastest way possible because moving faster means saving you money
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moving faster means saving you money
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moving faster means saving you money moving faster also means getting your
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moving faster also means getting your
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moving faster also means getting your customers feedback faster
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Great questions, guys. I'm I'm really
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Great questions, guys. I'm I'm really
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Great questions, guys. I'm I'm really impressed how many questions you guys
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impressed how many questions you guys
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impressed how many questions you guys have and they're all amazing questions.
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have and they're all amazing questions.
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have and they're all amazing questions. So, looks like, you know, this is a good
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So, looks like, you know, this is a good
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So, looks like, you know, this is a good good group of people. Um, another
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good group of people. Um, another
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good group of people. Um, another question, why should I start up a
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question, why should I start up a
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question, why should I start up a company instead of joining a company
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company instead of joining a company
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company instead of joining a company with higher package? You should
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with higher package? You should
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with higher package? You should definitely not start a company if you
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definitely not start a company if you
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definitely not start a company if you are uh you are getting a good job and
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are uh you are getting a good job and
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are uh you are getting a good job and starting company is a very risky only
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starting company is a very risky only
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starting company is a very risky only 3% only two to 3% of the companies are
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3% only two to 3% of the companies are
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3% only two to 3% of the companies are successful that means 97 to 98% of the
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successful that means 97 to 98% of the
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successful that means 97 to 98% of the companies fail. So all the time you
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companies fail. So all the time you
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companies fail. So all the time you spending starting company is not for
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spending starting company is not for
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spending starting company is not for everybody. Even you don't get a good
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everybody. Even you don't get a good
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everybody. Even you don't get a good package if you startups is only for
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package if you startups is only for
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package if you startups is only for people who don't like to work for
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people who don't like to work for
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people who don't like to work for anybody or they don't want to take you
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anybody or they don't want to take you
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anybody or they don't want to take you know they said I have enough support
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know they said I have enough support
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know they said I have enough support from my family I have money I can take
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from my family I have money I can take
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from my family I have money I can take three years out of my working life I
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three years out of my working life I
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three years out of my working life I don't need to pay the bills but I love
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don't need to pay the bills but I love
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don't need to pay the bills but I love my idea too much I just want to do it
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my idea too much I just want to do it
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my idea too much I just want to do it don't just do it because everybody's
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don't just do it because everybody's
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don't just do it because everybody's doing it if you are in need is salary if
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doing it if you are in need is salary if
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doing it if you are in need is salary if you need money you're getting job in a
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you need money you're getting job in a
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you need money you're getting job in a good company already what I would say is
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good company already what I would say is
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good company already what I would say is join the company spend few years learn
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join the company spend few years learn
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join the company spend few years learn from that learn from experience because
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from that learn from experience because
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from that learn from experience because when you're working in a company you are
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when you're working in a company you are
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when you're working in a company you are going to learn a lot of things um yeah
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going to learn a lot of things um yeah
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going to learn a lot of things um yeah startup is not for
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startup is not for
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startup is not for everybody great
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question another question is what
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question another question is what
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question another question is what resources book podcast courses do you
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resources book podcast courses do you
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resources book podcast courses do you recommend for aspiring entrepreneurs
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recommend for aspiring entrepreneurs
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recommend for aspiring entrepreneurs looking to enhance their skills and
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looking to enhance their skills and
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looking to enhance their skills and knowledge there's a lot of them out
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knowledge there's a lot of them out
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knowledge there's a lot of them out there that's a great question um you
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there that's a great question um you
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there that's a great question um you know if you search out there I wouldn't
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know if you search out there I wouldn't
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know if you search out there I wouldn't say books sure there are a lot of books
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say books sure there are a lot of books
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say books sure there are a lot of books I don't think there's a lot of startup
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I don't think there's a lot of startup
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I don't think there's a lot of startup experts out there you can startups are
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experts out there you can startups are
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experts out there you can startups are not really taught by courses in books a
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not really taught by courses in books a
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not really taught by courses in books a lot of this is really experience and
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lot of this is really experience and
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lot of this is really experience and learning hands on I don't tr you can
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learning hands on I don't tr you can
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learning hands on I don't tr you can read the books sure remember books are I
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read the books sure remember books are I
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read the books sure remember books are I don't believe in books let's just say
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don't believe in books let's just say
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don't believe in books let's just say that personally that doesn't mean that
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that personally that doesn't mean that
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that personally that doesn't mean that books don't help books are just a
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books don't help books are just a
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books don't help books are just a guideline of somebody who did ways
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guideline of somebody who did ways
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guideline of somebody who did ways different one way. So when you read
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different one way. So when you read
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different one way. So when you read something from book you are now really
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something from book you are now really
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something from book you are now really following that person's footstep what
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following that person's footstep what
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following that person's footstep what you can learn from book is the mistake
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you can learn from book is the mistake
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you can learn from book is the mistake they made so you don't make it otherwise
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they made so you don't make it otherwise
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they made so you don't make it otherwise every everybody has a different path
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every everybody has a different path
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every everybody has a different path everybody's success is different if you
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everybody's success is different if you
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everybody's success is different if you compare all you know you compare Elon
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compare all you know you compare Elon
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compare all you know you compare Elon Musk with you know Mark Zuckerberg with
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Musk with you know Mark Zuckerberg with
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Musk with you know Mark Zuckerberg with our Indian guys they don't follow the
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our Indian guys they don't follow the
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our Indian guys they don't follow the same playbook there's no one playbook to
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same playbook there's no one playbook to
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same playbook there's no one playbook to be honest in my in my view some people
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be honest in my in my view some people
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be honest in my in my view some people may say other way they'll say oh there's
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may say other way they'll say oh there's
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may say other way they'll say oh there's playbook here. Um but yeah, you can just
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playbook here. Um but yeah, you can just
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playbook here. Um but yeah, you can just learn podcast and how they did things
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learn podcast and how they did things
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learn podcast and how they did things and learn from that. But you still have
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and learn from that. But you still have
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and learn from that. But you still have to find the way you want to do things,
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to find the way you want to do things,
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to find the way you want to do things, how things will work for you. Um yeah,
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how things will work for you. Um yeah,
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how things will work for you. Um yeah, this is not a book knowledge to be
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honest. Okay, lot of questions. Great.
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honest. Okay, lot of questions. Great.
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honest. Okay, lot of questions. Great. Um how can I identify emerging tech with
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Um how can I identify emerging tech with
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Um how can I identify emerging tech with real business potential? Um I mean
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real business potential? Um I mean
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real business potential? Um I mean there's every year there's a research
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there's every year there's a research
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there's every year there's a research published um on by different top
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published um on by different top
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published um on by different top publication that where what emerging
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publication that where what emerging
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publication that where what emerging texts are really in demand in coming
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texts are really in demand in coming
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texts are really in demand in coming years you can even search you know chat
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years you can even search you know chat
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years you can even search you know chat GPT these days you can give a good
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GPT these days you can give a good
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GPT these days you can give a good prompt prompting is the key guys again
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prompt prompting is the key guys again
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prompt prompting is the key guys again right now AI is everything learning AI
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right now AI is everything learning AI
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right now AI is everything learning AI you don't even have to build with AI you
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you don't even have to build with AI you
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you don't even have to build with AI you don't have to build LLMs you have to do
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don't have to build LLMs you have to do
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don't have to build LLMs you have to do you don't have to do data science
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you don't have to do data science
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you don't have to do data science science even using AI tools effectively
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science even using AI tools effectively
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science even using AI tools effectively using learning about these you know
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using learning about these you know
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using learning about these you know prompts how to craft amazing prompts
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prompts how to craft amazing prompts
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prompts how to craft amazing prompts it's like AI tools are really there for
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it's like AI tools are really there for
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it's like AI tools are really there for help you their assistance more you learn
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help you their assistance more you learn
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help you their assistance more you learn to start using them they can answer you
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to start using them they can answer you
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to start using them they can answer you all your questions um
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all your questions um
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all your questions um so again building anything with for
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so again building anything with for
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so again building anything with for example right now
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example right now
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example right now the AI is Everything everything is
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the AI is Everything everything is
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the AI is Everything everything is building around AI. Now AI is going to
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building around AI. Now AI is going to
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building around AI. Now AI is going to be changing us so much in this coming
57:26
be changing us so much in this coming
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be changing us so much in this coming years. So anything you're building
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years. So anything you're building
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years. So anything you're building around that around that will be really
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around that around that will be really
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around that around that will be really good have a good business
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potential. I have a question. I need to
57:43
potential. I have a question. I need to
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potential. I have a question. I need to place I I need to place an MNC like
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place I I need to place an MNC like
57:46
place I I need to place an MNC like Zoho. So what were the technical and
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Zoho. So what were the technical and
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Zoho. So what were the technical and nontechnical skills I need to have and
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nontechnical skills I need to have and
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nontechnical skills I need to have and how do I gain experience before my
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how do I gain experience before my
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how do I gain experience before my drive? Raindra asked this question.
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drive? Raindra asked this question.
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drive? Raindra asked this question. Great question. If you're joining an
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Great question. If you're joining an
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Great question. If you're joining an MNC, it could be Zoho or Google or
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MNC, it could be Zoho or Google or
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MNC, it could be Zoho or Google or Microsoft. Good thing is they already
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Microsoft. Good thing is they already
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Microsoft. Good thing is they already publish their jobs. So if you go to
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publish their jobs. So if you go to
58:06
publish their jobs. So if you go to LinkedIn or other portals and you
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LinkedIn or other portals and you
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LinkedIn or other portals and you search jobs in Zoho, you will see what
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search jobs in Zoho, you will see what
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search jobs in Zoho, you will see what kind of jobs they're listing. And in
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kind of jobs they're listing. And in
58:15
kind of jobs they're listing. And in those jobs you can see what kind of
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those jobs you can see what kind of
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those jobs you can see what kind of skill sets they are hiring for technical
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skill sets they are hiring for technical
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skill sets they are hiring for technical and nontechnical board and that's where
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and nontechnical board and that's where
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and nontechnical board and that's where you can then start learning. You can you
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you can then start learning. You can you
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you can then start learning. You can you know C# for example C#.com we have a lot
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know C# for example C#.com we have a lot
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know C# for example C#.com we have a lot of these courses if the skill set is oh
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of these courses if the skill set is oh
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of these courses if the skill set is oh NodeJS react or C or whatever fullstack
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NodeJS react or C or whatever fullstack
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NodeJS react or C or whatever fullstack developer you can just learn from there
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developer you can just learn from there
58:35
developer you can just learn from there also follow follow their accounts right
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also follow follow their accounts right
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also follow follow their accounts right all these companies have accounts for
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all these companies have accounts for
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all these companies have accounts for example Joho may have a Joho HR where
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example Joho may have a Joho HR where
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example Joho may have a Joho HR where they are always posting and what they're
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they are always posting and what they're
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they are always posting and what they're talking if they are interviewing
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talking if they are interviewing
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talking if they are interviewing somebody's going live around Joho
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somebody's going live around Joho
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somebody's going live around Joho careers another thing is somebody
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careers another thing is somebody
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careers another thing is somebody working in Zoho in LinkedIn or wherever
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working in Zoho in LinkedIn or wherever
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working in Zoho in LinkedIn or wherever you reach out to them and somebody
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you reach out to them and somebody
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you reach out to them and somebody senior which you can connect with and
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senior which you can connect with and
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senior which you can connect with and say hey I I really love Zoho I really
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say hey I I really love Zoho I really
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say hey I I really love Zoho I really love the culture whatever you know this
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love the culture whatever you know this
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love the culture whatever you know this company the product they built I would
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company the product they built I would
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company the product they built I would like to join could you give me some
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like to join could you give me some
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like to join could you give me some pointers if there's a Joho event
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pointers if there's a Joho event
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pointers if there's a Joho event happening locally in your Chennai or
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happening locally in your Chennai or
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happening locally in your Chennai or wherever local you are if there's johoo
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wherever local you are if there's johoo
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wherever local you are if there's johoo event there meetups sometime these
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event there meetups sometime these
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event there meetups sometime these company do meetups and it's free or
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company do meetups and it's free or
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company do meetups and it's free or little bit small amount you just go and
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little bit small amount you just go and
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little bit small amount you just go and meet their people. So just you got to
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meet their people. So just you got to
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meet their people. So just you got to get in that space and make up your mind
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get in that space and make up your mind
59:28
get in that space and make up your mind that I'm really going to you join this
59:31
that I'm really going to you join this
59:31
that I'm really going to you join this company. If you can make up that mind
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company. If you can make up that mind
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company. If you can make up that mind and you can do all those few things, you
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and you can do all those few things, you
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and you can do all those few things, you will get a job there. It's just you have
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will get a job there. It's just you have
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will get a job there. It's just you have to make up your
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to make up your
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to make up your mind. All right, it's almost 11:00.
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mind. All right, it's almost 11:00.
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mind. All right, it's almost 11:00. We'll take few more questions guys.
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We'll take few more questions guys.
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We'll take few more questions guys. They're great questions, amazing
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They're great questions, amazing
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They're great questions, amazing questions. Uh Ravindra asked another
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questions. Uh Ravindra asked another
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questions. Uh Ravindra asked another question. Do you think that
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question. Do you think that
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question. Do you think that entrepreneurship is better than
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entrepreneurship is better than
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entrepreneurship is better than developer career to become successful?
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developer career to become successful?
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developer career to become successful? No. Answer is no. That's not true. You
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No. Answer is no. That's not true. You
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No. Answer is no. That's not true. You can be very successful being a
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can be very successful being a
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can be very successful being a developer. There are a lot of CEOs they
1:00:02
developer. There are a lot of CEOs they
1:00:02
developer. There are a lot of CEOs they started as a lowle just programmers,
1:00:04
started as a lowle just programmers,
1:00:04
started as a lowle just programmers, developers or even in sales and
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developers or even in sales and
1:00:06
developers or even in sales and marketing they end up becoming a CEO. As
1:00:09
marketing they end up becoming a CEO. As
1:00:09
marketing they end up becoming a CEO. As a matter of fact, if you look at the
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a matter of fact, if you look at the
1:00:11
a matter of fact, if you look at the Microsoft CEO, the Google CEO, all these
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Microsoft CEO, the Google CEO, all these
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Microsoft CEO, the Google CEO, all these CEOs, they were not entrepreneurs
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CEOs, they were not entrepreneurs
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CEOs, they were not entrepreneurs really. Most of them weren't
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really. Most of them weren't
1:00:17
really. Most of them weren't entrepreneur. they started as a as a you
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entrepreneur. they started as a as a you
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entrepreneur. they started as a as a you know employee. So no the answer is no
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know employee. So no the answer is no
1:00:23
know employee. So no the answer is no it's not. However entrepreneurship is
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it's not. However entrepreneurship is
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it's not. However entrepreneurship is for somebody again who don't want to
1:00:29
for somebody again who don't want to
1:00:29
for somebody again who don't want to work in other company who don't want to
1:00:31
work in other company who don't want to
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work in other company who don't want to work for other people in the beginning
1:00:33
work for other people in the beginning
1:00:33
work for other people in the beginning who wants to change the world. The
1:00:35
who wants to change the world. The
1:00:36
who wants to change the world. The entrepreneurship is not all about money
1:00:38
entrepreneurship is not all about money
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entrepreneurship is not all about money and people always often often attach
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and people always often often attach
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and people always often often attach success with money. Entrepreneurship is
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success with money. Entrepreneurship is
1:00:45
success with money. Entrepreneurship is for people who love what they want to
1:00:47
for people who love what they want to
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for people who love what they want to do. They want to change the world. They
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do. They want to change the world. They
1:00:49
do. They want to change the world. They love the idea. They really not most
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love the idea. They really not most
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love the idea. They really not most entrepreneur these successful people
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entrepreneur these successful people
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entrepreneur these successful people they don't really chase money. So um
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they don't really chase money. So um
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they don't really chase money. So um answer is no. You can be successful
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answer is no. You can be successful
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answer is no. You can be successful either way. Um if you work harder and
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either way. Um if you work harder and
1:01:03
either way. Um if you work harder and join a company, chances are they're more
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join a company, chances are they're more
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join a company, chances are they're more you will be more successful in there
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you will be more successful in there
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you will be more successful in there than starting in your
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company. All right, let's take one more
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company. All right, let's take one more
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company. All right, let's take one more question.
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question.
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question. Simon. All right. What are the biggest
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Simon. All right. What are the biggest
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Simon. All right. What are the biggest risk for building a startup based on
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risk for building a startup based on
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risk for building a startup based on cutting edge technology? Okay, this is a
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cutting edge technology? Okay, this is a
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cutting edge technology? Okay, this is a great
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great
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great question. Dimma asked um biggest risk is
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question. Dimma asked um biggest risk is
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question. Dimma asked um biggest risk is when you are using cutting edge
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when you are using cutting edge
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when you are using cutting edge technologies. Number one, there's not
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technologies. Number one, there's not
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technologies. Number one, there's not enough
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enough
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enough experts. So, it takes you a lot of time
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experts. So, it takes you a lot of time
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experts. So, it takes you a lot of time to build in learning and take, you know,
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to build in learning and take, you know,
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to build in learning and take, you know, there's lot of mistakes. People you hire
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there's lot of mistakes. People you hire
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there's lot of mistakes. People you hire are always costly
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are always costly
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are always costly and and again new technology is always
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and and again new technology is always
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and and again new technology is always changing. So we I know personally that
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changing. So we I know personally that
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changing. So we I know personally that we have built a company on this new
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we have built a company on this new
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we have built a company on this new technology back in the day are called
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technology back in the day are called
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technology back in the day are called silver light and then Microsoft start
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silver light and then Microsoft start
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silver light and then Microsoft start supporting silver light few years later
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supporting silver light few years later
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supporting silver light few years later the old tech we build all the money
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the old tech we build all the money
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the old tech we build all the money spend now we had to rebuild in different
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spend now we had to rebuild in different
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spend now we had to rebuild in different technology so that was all gone so when
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technology so that was all gone so when
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technology so that was all gone so when you think of a cutting edge technology
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you think of a cutting edge technology
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you think of a cutting edge technology especially they're new um it's a bigger
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especially they're new um it's a bigger
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especially they're new um it's a bigger risk so try to wait until the tech is
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risk so try to wait until the tech is
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risk so try to wait until the tech is really kind
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really kind
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really kind If you're really spending a lot of money
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If you're really spending a lot of money
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If you're really spending a lot of money in it, you have to look at the risks as
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in it, you have to look at the risks as
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in it, you have to look at the risks as risks there. All right guys, everybody,
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risks there. All right guys, everybody,
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risks there. All right guys, everybody, this was amazing. Um, I really had a,
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this was amazing. Um, I really had a,
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this was amazing. Um, I really had a, you know, amazing time, lot of great
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you know, amazing time, lot of great
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you know, amazing time, lot of great questions and I hope I hope you guys
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questions and I hope I hope you guys
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