Re:Startup School 2011 Live Stream
by nhangen on Saturday October 29, 2011 @04:54PM
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I was an Ashton hater before today, for reasons probably related to jealousy, but today he won me over. I was really impressed by his groundedness and humility...at least while he spoke on stage.
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I really liked his answer to the last question.
Definitely! It sounds like he has genuine interest in helping people. The story he shared on why he's drawn to social media so much, b/c of the power it has to connect people in positive and non-predictive ways, was nice to hear, especially during a time when so many others pursue social for less genuine, fad or bandwagon, incentives.
He gave similar sentiments at the beginning of his talk. He takes it as a warning when he sees someone pursue entrepreneurship primarily for the material benefit, or "effect" as he puts it. Instead, he states, their motivation should come from the passion they have for changing something, or for taking part in the journey involved in doing so.
Sure, others have said this time and time again, but being a bit skeptical of him, it was impressive to hear him say that ... he gets it.
Re:Startup School 2011 Live Stream
by DanielRibeiro on Saturday October 29, 2011 @09:41PM
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The Carl Fischer from his talk: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_G._Fisher
"but today he won me over"
Same. I wasn't a fan before today (but wasn't a hater either).
He will definitely play Jobs in some movie.
(the "Reductio ad Jobs" for today.)
For me I think it was watching too many episodes of That 70s show. He was too good at being Kelso.
I wouldn't say I was a hater, but I was definitely wary. However I kept hearing about smart people who accepts him and works with him, so I started thinking there's probably something there.
Good looking successful male actors appeal to both men and women. The type you'd like to hang out with. Women from what I've seen are not typically attracted to the same degree to attractive women though. They tend to be jealous. One of the reasons Oprah is so popular with women.