“The wall is there for you to show how bad you want it.” - Randy Pausch
I’m sure many people have already seen the video above. (If you have not. Please take 1hr out of your busy schedule to watch it. It is well worth it, and you will thank me later for it.)
Randy Pausch’s [status] speech really inspired me to pursue my dreams. Thinking back to when I first came across his lecture, what stuck out was his point regarding “the Wall.”
Lately, as I research more and more about the market, and try to think through the details of what I need to build to fit in with this market, I realize that it requires much more work than I had given it credit for.
I know that there is a market for my idea to flourish. I know that what I am building will add tremendous value to people’s lives. I know that–if implemented right–could totally revolutionize the way people think, and do business.
Yet…
Will my special feature stand out as much as I anticipate it could? Will people actually embrace my new approach? Could there be institutional or cultural issues that is impossible to overcome?
Nothing is impossible.
I know that walls exist to hold other people back, and for me to overcome.
I was going to code all day today, but ended doing more research. The more I think about things, the more I see that Product Planning is such a critical phase in business.
Aim. Then, shoot.
Tags: Persistence, Quotes, Randy Pausch, Startup
