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"I think the best way to pick what you want to do is to find the intersection of what you’re good at, what you enjoy, what the world needs, and what the world v
by sethbannon 10y ago
"I think the best way to pick what you want to do is to find the intersection of what you’re good at, what you enjoy, what the world needs, and what the world values."
Sam, how do you figure out "what the world needs"? As you point out, this is often very different from "what the world values" (see: Coca-Cola).
- ProAm 10y ago> what the world needs For HN its really 1) What are investors willing to contribute to or 2) What are customers willing to pay for.
- sethbannon 10y agoYou're answering the question of "what the world values" not "what the world needs".
- antimuon 10y agoSam finishes by saying that: "the most interesting and successful people I know seem to all have strong ideas about what the future will look like." If you have your own idea of the world and what the future will look like you will most probably have some ideas on what the world will need to get there.
- applecore 10y agoIf you've ever enjoyed an ice cold Coca-Cola on a hot summer day, you'd know the world needs refreshment.