{"id":904,"date":"2012-02-15T23:23:55","date_gmt":"2012-02-16T04:23:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.craigperler.com\/blog\/?p=904"},"modified":"2024-06-06T23:25:57","modified_gmt":"2024-06-07T03:25:57","slug":"ayn-rand-on-tech-entrepreneurs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.craigperler.com\/blog\/2012\/02\/15\/ayn-rand-on-tech-entrepreneurs\/","title":{"rendered":"Ayn Rand & Tech Entrepreneurs"},"content":{"rendered":"
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“Achieving life is not the equivalent of avoiding death.”<\/p>Ayn Rand<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

I think Ayn Rand would be happy with the entrepreneurial attitude pervading the NYC tech startup scene. Admittedly, I’m only on the periphery of the startup culture; however, in taking a number of Entrepreneurship classes at Stern<\/a>, I’ve heard my fair share about lean startups<\/a>, minimum viable products<\/a>, poking the box, and the mantra, “start by doing.” With such low barriers to entry, aspiring entrepreneurs are encouraged to try something, fail at something, just get off your ass and go do something.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stop retweeting, stop sharing links, and start creating. Build a product, write a book, make some music<\/a>, contribute to society, (perhaps write a blog post about Ayn Rand and NYU?), etc…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I’m now taking a class entitled, “Ready, Fire! Aim” – and the goal of the class is to come up with an idea, and execute on it (group project). The idea doesn’t matter; the important bit is doing something more than just analyzing a problem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This slide drives the point home:
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Just thought I’d share.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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