Smart People Should Build Things - Brad Hargreaves, Founder & CEO of Common; Co-founder of General Assembly
Why entrepreneurship is not nearly as risky as people think
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Leandra Elberger
@elhamberguesa · Senior Comms & Development Mgr at VFA
In his sophomore year at Yale, @bhargreaves noticed that the university was selling a lot of antique furniture and spotted an opportunity. With a rented U-Haul and a newly caught entrepreneurial bug, Brad and his friend @brimer bought antique furniture at very low prices and resold it for a profit. They called the company Aloysius. Since their days at Yale, … See more
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Leandra Elberger
@elhamberguesa · Senior Comms & Development Mgr at VFA
In his sophomore year at Yale, @bhargreaves noticed that the university was selling a lot of antique furniture and spotted an opportunity. With a rented U-Haul and a newly caught entrepreneurial bug, Brad and his friend @brimer bought antique furniture at very low prices and resold it for a profit. They called the company Aloysius. Since their days at Yale, … See more
Fred Rivett
@fredrivett · One half of @wecontrast
Great episode from Brad, really insightful on the process of how to choose an idea worth working on. My favourite quote:
"You get fascinated not by ideas, but by problems, & once you have a problem in your head, its much harder to say, this problem is not worth solving."
Thanks @bhargreaves 🙌