Latest / iwon™ podcast with Michael J Thomas / From IBM to Entrepreneur: Sarah Eggleston's Inspiring Founder Journey | iwon™ podcast episode 6
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- 0:00That
- 0:00whole
- 0:00thing,
- 0:00build
- 0:00it
- 0:00and
- 0:01they
- 0:01will
- 0:01come.
- 0:01You
- 0:01can
- 0:01build
- 0:02a
- 0:02lot
- 0:02and
- 0:02they
- 0:02won't
- 0:02come.
- 0:03They
- 0:03need
- 0:03to
- 0:03know
- 0:04about
- 0:04it.
- 0:04They
- 0:04need
- 0:05to
- 0:05know
- 0:05why
- 0:05it's
- 0:06so
- 0:06great
- 0:06and
- 0:06why
- 0:06it's
- 0:07so
- 0:07valuable
- 0:07to
- 0:07them.
- 0:07The
- 0:08reality
- 0:08of
- 0:08building
- 0:09a
- 0:09SaaS
- 0:10company
- 0:10is
- 0:10tough.
- 0:11In
- 0:11fact,
- 0:11only
- 0:121
- 0:12in
- 0:12200
- 0:13make
- 0:13it.
- 0:14The
- 0:14hugest
- 0:14success
- 0:15already
- 0:15of
- 0:15flow
- 0:16was
- 0:16the
- 0:16fact
- 0:16that
- 0:16I
- 0:16was
- 0:17able
- 0:17to
- 0:17build
- 0:17it
- 0:17at
- 0:17all.
- 0:18And
- 0:18just
- 0:18thinking,
- 0:19hey,
- 0:20it
- 0:20never
- 0:20was
- 0:20me,
- 0:21it
- 0:21was
- 0:21then.
- 0:22Welcome
- 0:22to
- 0:22the
- 0:22podcast
- 0:23and
- 0:23welcome
- 0:24Sarah.
- 0:25I
- 0:25will
- 0:25introduce
- 0:26Sarah
- 0:27in
- 0:27a
- 0:27moment.
- 0:27I'm
- 0:28genuinely
- 0:28excited
- 0:29about
- 0:29this
- 0:29conversation
- 0:30because
- 0:30the
- 0:30reality
- 0:31of
- 0:31building
- 0:31a
- 0:32SaaS
- 0:32company
- 0:33is
- 0:33tough.
- 0:34Before
- 0:35you
- 0:36started
- 0:36yours,
- 0:37my
- 0:37guest
- 0:38Sarah
- 0:39was
- 0:39in
- 0:39corporate
- 0:40life
- 0:40for
- 0:4020
- 0:41years
- 0:41at
- 0:41IBM.
- 0:42And
- 0:42this
- 0:43story
- 0:43today
- 0:44that
- 0:44we're
- 0:44going
- 0:44to
- 0:45talk
- 0:45about
- 0:46is
- 0:46a
- 0:46perfect
- 0:46counter
- 0:47narrative
- 0:47to
- 0:48the
- 0:48ideas
- 0:48that
- 0:49spread
- 0:49like
- 0:49wildfire
- 0:50and
- 0:50social
- 0:50media.
- 0:51It's
- 0:51the
- 0:51truth.
- 0:52Founders,
- 0:53you
- 0:53will
- 0:54absolutely
- 0:54love
- 0:54this
- 0:55conversation.
- 0:56So,
- 0:56Sarah,
- 0:57as
- 0:57we
- 0:58discussed
- 0:58when
- 0:58we
- 0:59first
- 0:59spoke,
- 1:00you
- 1:00built
- 1:01fflow
- 1:01to
- 1:02build,
- 1:02to
- 1:03do
- 1:03something
- 1:03for
- 1:03yourself
- 1:04and
- 1:04to
- 1:04escape
- 1:05the
- 1:05limitations
- 1:06of
- 1:06the
- 1:06corporate
- 1:06world.
- 1:07Sarah
- 1:07shared
- 1:08what
- 1:09will
- 1:09now
- 1:09become
- 1:09one
- 1:10of
- 1:10my
- 1:10favorite
- 1:10sayings.
- 1:10I'm
- 1:11nicking
- 1:11this,
- 1:11Sarah.
- 1:1290%
- 1:12of
- 1:12businesses
- 1:13fail,
- 1:14but
- 1:1490%
- 1:15of
- 1:15founders
- 1:15don't.
- 1:17Success
- 1:17is
- 1:17all
- 1:18about
- 1:18freedom,
- 1:19not
- 1:20just
- 1:20revenue.
- 1:21How
- 1:21did
- 1:22building
- 1:22this
- 1:23redefine
- 1:24what
- 1:24winning
- 1:25means
- 1:25to
- 1:25you?
- 1:26As
- 1:26a
- 1:26very
- 1:26technical,
- 1:27super
- 1:28intelligent
- 1:28founder,.
- 1:29I
- 1:29was
- 1:30really
- 1:30fighting
- 1:31in
- 1:31the
- 1:31corporate
- 1:31world.
- 1:32And
- 1:33to
- 1:33my
- 1:33astonishment,
- 1:34a
- 1:34lot
- 1:34of
- 1:34the
- 1:34battles
- 1:34I
- 1:35had
- 1:35were
- 1:35around
- 1:36being
- 1:37able
- 1:37to
- 1:38actually
- 1:38do
- 1:39what
- 1:39I
- 1:39wanted
- 1:39to
- 1:39do,
- 1:40which
- 1:40was
- 1:40I
- 1:40was
- 1:40a
- 1:40senior
- 1:41software
- 1:41developer
- 1:41and
- 1:41I
- 1:42wanted
- 1:42to
- 1:42write
- 1:42code.
- 1:43It
- 1:43still
- 1:43amazes
- 1:43me
- 1:44that
- 1:44I
- 1:44had
- 1:44to
- 1:44leave
- 1:45to
- 1:46corporate,
- 1:46you
- 1:46know,
- 1:47does
- 1:47it
- 1:47write
- 1:47code?
- 1:48So
- 1:48I
- 1:48was
- 1:49having
- 1:49a
- 1:49lot
- 1:49of
- 1:49challenges
- 1:49where
- 1:50either
- 1:50people
- 1:50weren't
- 1:50assigning
- 1:51me
- 1:51any
- 1:51work
- 1:51at
- 1:51all,
- 1:51or
- 1:52what
- 1:52they
- 1:52were
- 1:52assigning
- 1:52me
- 1:52was
- 1:53like
- 1:53side
- 1:53projects
- 1:53or
- 1:54admini
- 1:55or
- 1:55this
- 1:55old
- 1:55legacy
- 1:56thing
- 1:56that
- 1:56we're
- 1:56not
- 1:56very
- 1:56excited
- 1:57by.
- 1:57And
- 1:58I
- 1:58was
- 1:58like,
- 1:58after
- 1:59this
- 1:59has
- 1:59happened
- 1:59in
- 2:00a
- 2:00few
- 2:00different
- 2:00roles
- 2:00and
- 2:01a
- 2:01few
- 2:01different
- 2:01places,
- 2:01you
- 2:01start
- 2:02to
- 2:02wonder,
- 2:02maybe
- 2:02I'm
- 2:03just
- 2:03not
- 2:03very
- 2:03good
- 2:04and
- 2:04maybe
- 2:04that's
- 2:05why
- 2:05people
- 2:05don't
- 2:06want
- 2:06to
- 2:06assign
- 2:06me
- 2:06the
- 2:07dev
- 2:07tasks.
- 2:08So
- 2:08for
- 2:08me,
- 2:09the
- 2:09hugest
- 2:10success
- 2:10already
- 2:10of
- 2:11flow
- 2:11was
- 2:11the
- 2:11fact
- 2:11that
- 2:11I
- 2:12was
- 2:12able
- 2:12to
- 2:12build
- 2:12it
- 2:12at
- 2:13all,
- 2:14that
- 2:14the
- 2:14code's
- 2:15all
- 2:15mine,
- 2:15apart
- 2:16from
- 2:16some.
- 2:16I've
- 2:16had
- 2:17some
- 2:17intents,
- 2:17but
- 2:17I
- 2:17did
- 2:18the
- 2:18code
- 2:18reviews.
- 2:18So
- 2:18basically,
- 2:19if
- 2:19anything
- 2:19doesn't
- 2:20work,
- 2:20it's
- 2:20all
- 2:20on
- 2:21me.
- 2:21And
- 2:21I
- 2:21was
- 2:22able
- 2:22to
- 2:22build
- 2:22it
- 2:23and
- 2:23just
- 2:23thinking,
- 2:24hey,
- 2:24it
- 2:25never
- 2:25was
- 2:25me,
- 2:25it
- 2:26was
- 2:26then.
- 2:26So
- 2:26when
- 2:27you
- 2:27mentioned
- 2:27Being
- 2:28forced
- 2:28into
- 2:29founding
- 2:29and
- 2:30you
- 2:30touched
- 2:30on
- 2:30the
- 2:31fact
- 2:31that
- 2:31you
- 2:32weren't
- 2:32able
- 2:33to
- 2:33really
- 2:33work
- 2:33on
- 2:33the
- 2:33stuff
- 2:34you
- 2:34wanted
- 2:34to
- 2:34work
- 2:34on.
- 2:35What
- 2:35was
- 2:35the
- 2:36turning
- 2:36point?
- 2:36When
- 2:36did
- 2:37you
- 2:37decide
- 2:37you'd
- 2:38had
- 2:38enough
- 2:38and
- 2:38you
- 2:38wanted
- 2:39to
- 2:39build
- 2:39something
- 2:40your
- 2:40own?
- 2:40It
- 2:41came
- 2:41gradually.
- 2:41I
- 2:42had
- 2:42already
- 2:42the
- 2:43idea
- 2:43for
- 2:43what
- 2:43I
- 2:43wanted
- 2:44to
- 2:44build
- 2:44before
- 2:45I
- 2:45left
- 2:45IBM
- 2:46and
- 2:46then
- 2:47I
- 2:48started
- 2:48building
- 2:49a
- 2:49couple
- 2:49of
- 2:49years
- 2:49later.
- 2:49But
- 2:50at
- 2:50the
- 2:50time
- 2:51it
- 2:51was
- 2:51a
- 2:51side
- 2:51project.
- 2:52I
- 2:52was
- 2:52still
- 2:52doing
- 2:53consulting
- 2:53work,
- 2:53I
- 2:53still
- 2:54had
- 2:54a
- 2:54job.
- 2:55So
- 2:55there
- 2:55was
- 2:56quite
- 2:56a
- 2:56long
- 2:56time
- 2:57where
- 2:57I
- 2:57was
- 2:57like
- 2:58poking
- 2:59at
- 2:59it
- 2:59and
- 2:59is
- 2:59this
- 3:00going
- 3:00to
- 3:00go
- 3:00somewhere?
- 3:01Am
- 3:01I
- 3:01going
- 3:01to
- 3:01do
- 3:02this?
- 3:03Can
- 3:03I
- 3:03make
- 3:03this
- 3:04work?
- 3:05Yeah.
- 3:06I
- 3:06still
- 3:06don't
- 3:06know
- 3:06what
- 3:07convinced
- 3:07you
- 3:08to
- 3:08decide
- 3:09to
- 3:09what
- 3:10decided
- 3:11for
- 3:11you
- 3:12that
- 3:13putting
- 3:13more
- 3:13time
- 3:14and
- 3:14money
- 3:14and
- 3:15effort
- 3:15into
- 3:15it
- 3:16was
- 3:16worthwhile.
- 3:17The
- 3:17freedom
- 3:18to
- 3:18be
- 3:19myself,
- 3:19to
- 3:19choose
- 3:20my
- 3:20own
- 3:20tech
- 3:20stack,
- 3:21to
- 3:21do
- 3:22a
- 3:22load
- 3:22of
- 3:22give
- 3:22back.
- 3:23So
- 3:23you
- 3:24felt
- 3:25free?
- 3:25Yeah,
- 3:26I
- 3:27do.
- 3:27And
- 3:27you
- 3:27still
- 3:28do.
- 3:28I
- 3:29still
- 3:29do.
- 3:30I'll
- 3:30ask
- 3:31Sarah
- 3:31plenty
- 3:32of
- 3:32questions
- 3:32about
- 3:33the
- 3:33sort
- 3:33of
- 3:33side
- 3:33hustle
- 3:34side
- 3:34of
- 3:34things.
- 3:34Her
- 3:35feeling
- 3:35on
- 3:35that
- 3:36having
- 3:36been
- 3:36doing
- 3:36it
- 3:37for
- 3:37quite
- 3:37a
- 3:37long
- 3:37time
- 3:38and
- 3:38really
- 3:38knowing
- 3:39the
- 3:39ups
- 3:39and
- 3:39downs
- 3:40of
- 3:40it
- 3:40all.
- 3:40But
- 3:41one
- 3:41of
- 3:41the
- 3:41great
- 3:42things
- 3:42Sarah
- 3:43did
- 3:43from
- 3:43the
- 3:43outset
- 3:44was,
- 3:45if
- 3:45you
- 3:45don't
- 3:45mind
- 3:45me
- 3:45saying,
- 3:46Sarah,
- 3:46you
- 3:46looked
- 3:47at
- 3:47the
- 3:47agency
- 3:47world
- 3:48and
- 3:48saw
- 3:48a
- 3:48genuine
- 3:49problem.
- 3:49Great
- 3:50software,
- 3:50but
- 3:51none
- 3:51of
- 3:51it
- 3:51talked
- 3:52to
- 3:52one
- 3:52another.
- 3:53It
- 3:53was
- 3:53all
- 3:53over
- 3:53the
- 3:54place
- 3:54and
- 3:54building
- 3:55flow
- 3:56as
- 3:56a
- 3:56sort
- 3:57of
- 3:57minimal,
- 3:57clean,
- 3:58central
- 3:58reporting
- 3:59core
- 3:59to
- 4:00it
- 4:00all.
- 4:01That
- 4:01sounds
- 4:01like
- 4:02a
- 4:02huge
- 4:02architectural
- 4:03win.
- 4:04You
- 4:04solved
- 4:04a
- 4:05complex
- 4:05problem,
- 4:06creating
- 4:07a
- 4:07clean
- 4:07sort
- 4:08of
- 4:08central
- 4:09layer
- 4:09for
- 4:09agencies.
- 4:11So
- 4:12as
- 4:12a
- 4:12technical
- 4:13person,
- 4:13if
- 4:14you
- 4:14don't
- 4:14mind
- 4:14me
- 4:14asking,
- 4:15what
- 4:16do
- 4:16you
- 4:16think
- 4:17the
- 4:17single
- 4:17most
- 4:18important
- 4:19architectural
- 4:20principle
- 4:21you
- 4:21applied
- 4:22was?
- 4:22To
- 4:23make
- 4:23it
- 4:23useful
- 4:24by
- 4:24design.
- 4:25So
- 4:25it's
- 4:25the
- 4:25approach
- 4:25I've
- 4:26always
- 4:26wanted
- 4:26to
- 4:26take
- 4:27and
- 4:27which
- 4:28was
- 4:28a
- 4:28challenge
- 4:28for
- 4:29me
- 4:29in
- 4:29some
- 4:29contexts,
- 4:30which
- 4:30is
- 4:31do
- 4:31stuff
- 4:31the
- 4:31simplest
- 4:32way
- 4:32possible.
- 4:32Right.
- 4:34Start
- 4:35from
- 4:35the
- 4:35simplest
- 4:36possible
- 4:36solution.
- 4:37And
- 4:38it's
- 4:38led
- 4:38people
- 4:39to
- 4:39underestimate
- 4:40my
- 4:41understanding
- 4:41of
- 4:41the
- 4:41problem
- 4:42when
- 4:42I
- 4:42always
- 4:43start
- 4:43from
- 4:43let's
- 4:43just
- 4:44do
- 4:44the
- 4:44simplest
- 4:44thing
- 4:44we
- 4:44can.
- 4:45It's
- 4:45like
- 4:46you
- 4:46haven't
- 4:46understood
- 4:46the
- 4:46complexities.
- 4:47I
- 4:47know
- 4:48there
- 4:48are
- 4:48complexities,
- 4:49but
- 4:49let's
- 4:49not
- 4:50engineer
- 4:50for
- 4:50them
- 4:51until
- 4:51we
- 4:51know
- 4:51we
- 4:52need
- 4:52that
- 4:52engineering.
- 4:53So
- 4:53it's
- 4:53start
- 4:54from
- 4:54the
- 4:54really
- 4:55straightforward
- 4:55problems
- 4:56and
- 4:56do
- 4:56the
- 4:56simplest
- 4:56solution
- 4:57you've
- 4:57got.
- 4:58And
- 4:58I
- 4:58worked
- 4:59with
- 4:59a
- 4:59really
- 4:59great
- 4:59UX
- 5:00researcher
- 5:00at
- 5:00one
- 5:01point
- 5:01who
- 5:01pointed
- 5:01out
- 5:01that
- 5:02one
- 5:02of
- 5:02the
- 5:02things
- 5:02we
- 5:02could
- 5:02do
- 5:02was
- 5:03common
- 5:03opts
- 5:03and
- 5:03calendars
- 5:04and
- 5:04it's
- 5:05worked
- 5:05brilliantly.
- 5:05And
- 5:06so,
- 5:06yeah,
- 5:07as
- 5:07simple
- 5:07as
- 5:07possible.
- 5:08But
- 5:08at
- 5:08the
- 5:08same
- 5:08time,
- 5:09everything
- 5:09is
- 5:09collaborative,
- 5:10everything.
- 5:10You
- 5:10can
- 5:11get
- 5:11access
- 5:11to
- 5:12all
- 5:12the
- 5:12bits
- 5:12of
- 5:12information.
- 5:13And
- 5:13if
- 5:13you're
- 5:14in
- 5:14a
- 5:14different
- 5:14part
- 5:15of
- 5:15the
- 5:15tool,
- 5:15we
- 5:15might
- 5:16reflect
- 5:16it
- 5:17differently,
- 5:17There
- 5:17might
- 5:17be
- 5:17different
- 5:18styling
- 5:18around
- 5:18it,
- 5:18a
- 5:19different
- 5:19way
- 5:19that
- 5:19we've
- 5:20laid
- 5:20out
- 5:20the
- 5:20information,
- 5:21but
- 5:21ultimately
- 5:21it's
- 5:22the
- 5:22same
- 5:22data
- 5:22in
- 5:22the
- 5:23same
- 5:23database.
- 5:23So
- 5:23everyone's
- 5:24got
- 5:24the
- 5:25same
- 5:25context
- 5:26for.
- 5:26What
- 5:27they're
- 5:27looking
- 5:27at
- 5:27in
- 5:28order
- 5:28to
- 5:28develop
- 5:28those
- 5:29different
- 5:29pathways,
- 5:30looking
- 5:30at
- 5:30reporting
- 5:31from
- 5:31a
- 5:31different
- 5:31perspective
- 5:32that
- 5:32you
- 5:32touched
- 5:33on
- 5:33there.
- 5:33How
- 5:34did
- 5:34you
- 5:34arrive
- 5:35at
- 5:35the
- 5:35thinking
- 5:36using
- 5:36your
- 5:36concept,
- 5:37the
- 5:37simplest
- 5:37way
- 5:38possible
- 5:39to
- 5:39reflect
- 5:40those
- 5:41changes
- 5:41in
- 5:41the
- 5:41different
- 5:42ways
- 5:42that
- 5:42you
- 5:42can
- 5:43look
- 5:43at
- 5:43the
- 5:44data.
- 5:44So
- 5:44the
- 5:45reason
- 5:45everyone
- 5:45has
- 5:45different
- 5:46tools
- 5:46is
- 5:46they
- 5:46typically
- 5:47go
- 5:47with
- 5:47different
- 5:47departments
- 5:48or
- 5:48let's
- 5:48say
- 5:48different
- 5:48roles.
- 5:49So
- 5:49you've
- 5:50got
- 5:50a
- 5:50project
- 5:50manager,
- 5:50you've
- 5:51got
- 5:51a
- 5:51finance
- 5:51team,
- 5:51you've
- 5:52got
- 5:52the
- 5:52consultants
- 5:52who
- 5:53are
- 5:53doing
- 5:53the
- 5:53work.
- 5:53They're
- 5:54all
- 5:54going
- 5:54to
- 5:54have
- 5:55very
- 5:55different
- 5:55ideas
- 5:55of
- 5:56what
- 5:56information
- 5:56they
- 5:56need
- 5:57and
- 5:57what
- 5:57it
- 5:57should
- 5:57look
- 5:58like
- 5:58because
- 5:58they're
- 5:59coming
- 5:59from
- 5:59a.
- 5:59Trying
- 6:00to
- 6:00do
- 6:00different
- 6:00tasks,
- 6:01wearing
- 6:01different
- 6:01hats.
- 6:02So
- 6:03it
- 6:03was
- 6:03about
- 6:04thinking
- 6:04through
- 6:05from
- 6:05the
- 6:05point
- 6:06of
- 6:06view
- 6:06of
- 6:06each
- 6:06and
- 6:07still
- 6:07is,
- 6:07by
- 6:07the
- 6:07way.
- 6:07I
- 6:07don't
- 6:08claim
- 6:08I've
- 6:09cracked
- 6:09all
- 6:09of
- 6:09this
- 6:09yet,
- 6:10but
- 6:10the
- 6:10goal
- 6:11is
- 6:11to
- 6:11understand
- 6:12the
- 6:12viewpoint
- 6:13of
- 6:13the
- 6:13people
- 6:13using
- 6:13the
- 6:14tool
- 6:14and
- 6:15that
- 6:15they
- 6:15would
- 6:15have
- 6:15a
- 6:15different
- 6:16viewpoint
- 6:16and
- 6:16therefore
- 6:16they
- 6:17need
- 6:17a
- 6:17different
- 6:18style
- 6:18of
- 6:18information.
- 6:19Who
- 6:19is
- 6:20the
- 6:20sort
- 6:20of
- 6:20main
- 6:21user
- 6:22of
- 6:22this
- 6:22in
- 6:23particular?
- 6:23Where
- 6:23are
- 6:23the
- 6:23main
- 6:24problems
- 6:25that
- 6:25you
- 6:25saw
- 6:25when
- 6:26you
- 6:26were
- 6:26really
- 6:26diving
- 6:27into
- 6:27this?
- 6:28So
- 6:28one
- 6:28is,
- 6:29it's
- 6:29the
- 6:29project
- 6:29manager,
- 6:30isn't
- 6:30it?
- 6:30Because
- 6:30that's
- 6:30where
- 6:31all
- 6:31the
- 6:31projects
- 6:31coalesce.
- 6:32And
- 6:32so
- 6:32the
- 6:32project
- 6:33manager
- 6:33is
- 6:33the
- 6:33person
- 6:33who's
- 6:34fighting
- 6:34all
- 6:34the
- 6:34fires
- 6:35and
- 6:35trying
- 6:35to
- 6:35see
- 6:35across
- 6:36multiple
- 6:36projects.
- 6:37Usually
- 6:37it
- 6:37might,
- 6:37I
- 6:38say
- 6:38project
- 6:38manager
- 6:39might
- 6:39be
- 6:39the
- 6:39COO
- 6:39in
- 6:39some
- 6:40organizations.
- 6:40It's
- 6:41that
- 6:41kind
- 6:41of
- 6:41cross,
- 6:42broad
- 6:42cross
- 6:42project
- 6:43view
- 6:44that
- 6:44is
- 6:44at
- 6:44the
- 6:44heart,
- 6:45but
- 6:45also
- 6:46the
- 6:46other
- 6:46part
- 6:46of
- 6:47that
- 6:47answer
- 6:47that
- 6:47is
- 6:49because
- 6:49we're
- 6:49selling
- 6:49a
- 6:50little
- 6:50bit
- 6:50something
- 6:50to
- 6:50everyone.
- 6:51It's
- 6:52a
- 6:52massive
- 6:52sales
- 6:53problem.
- 6:53We
- 6:53haven't
- 6:53touched
- 6:53on
- 6:54that
- 6:54yet.
- 6:54It
- 6:54was
- 6:55an
- 6:55architectural
- 6:55issue.
- 6:56I
- 6:56think
- 6:56I've
- 6:57got
- 6:57a
- 6:57handle
- 6:57on
- 6:57some
- 6:57of
- 6:57the
- 6:58architectural
- 6:58parts
- 6:58of
- 6:58the
- 6:59solution,
- 6:59but
- 6:59I'm
- 7:00absolutely
- 7:00still
- 7:01working
- 7:01on
- 7:01the
- 7:01sales
- 7:02challenges
- 7:02that
- 7:02come
- 7:02with
- 7:03it.
- 7:03When
- 7:04you're
- 7:04trying
- 7:04to
- 7:04sell
- 7:04to
- 7:04everybody,.
- 7:05It
- 7:05is
- 7:05hard
- 7:06for
- 7:06people
- 7:06to
- 7:07imagine
- 7:07a
- 7:07single
- 7:08place
- 7:09where
- 7:09they
- 7:09can
- 7:09get
- 7:10all
- 7:10the
- 7:10information
- 7:10they
- 7:11need,
- 7:11whether
- 7:11they're
- 7:12finance,
- 7:12project,
- 7:14account
- 7:14management,
- 7:15whatever.
- 7:15It's
- 7:16difficult,
- 7:16but
- 7:17it's
- 7:17also
- 7:17hugely
- 7:18beneficial
- 7:19because
- 7:19everybody's
- 7:20on
- 7:20the
- 7:20same
- 7:20page.
- 7:21Right.
- 7:21That's
- 7:21the
- 7:21goal.
- 7:22You're
- 7:22a
- 7:23really
- 7:23great
- 7:23example
- 7:24in
- 7:25my
- 7:25mind
- 7:25of
- 7:26a
- 7:26true
- 7:27founder
- 7:27journey.
- 7:28It
- 7:28wasn't
- 7:29an
- 7:29all
- 7:29in
- 7:29leap
- 7:30from
- 7:30day
- 7:30one.
- 7:30You
- 7:31were
- 7:31building
- 7:31whilst
- 7:32consulting
- 7:32and
- 7:32working.
- 7:34And
- 7:34this
- 7:34is
- 7:34a
- 7:34common
- 7:35story
- 7:35I
- 7:35come
- 7:35across.
- 7:35It's
- 7:36not
- 7:36the
- 7:36sexy
- 7:36one
- 7:37that
- 7:37you
- 7:37hear
- 7:37on
- 7:37social
- 7:37media
- 7:38where
- 7:38everybody
- 7:39says,
- 7:39says,
- 7:39done
- 7:40with
- 7:40you,
- 7:41corporate
- 7:42overlord.
- 7:43People
- 7:43need
- 7:44to
- 7:44hear
- 7:44the
- 7:44story
- 7:45and
- 7:45the
- 7:45truth
- 7:46about
- 7:46juggling
- 7:46it
- 7:46all.
- 7:47So
- 7:47my
- 7:47question
- 7:47for
- 7:47you
- 7:48is
- 7:49for
- 7:49the
- 7:49founder
- 7:50who's
- 7:50listening
- 7:51or
- 7:51the
- 7:52aspiring
- 7:52founder
- 7:54who
- 7:54hasn't
- 7:54even
- 7:54started
- 7:55yet
- 7:55but
- 7:55has
- 7:55a
- 7:56great
- 7:56idea
- 7:57and
- 7:58they
- 7:58might
- 7:58be
- 7:58scared
- 7:59to
- 7:59quit
- 7:59their
- 7:59quote
- 8:00unquote
- 8:00stable
- 8:01job
- 8:02or
- 8:04start
- 8:04something
- 8:05alongside
- 8:06it.
- 8:07What
- 8:07is
- 8:08one,
- 8:09to
- 8:09use
- 8:09the
- 8:10phrase
- 8:11practical
- 8:12rule
- 8:12you
- 8:13could
- 8:13give
- 8:13them
- 8:13for
- 8:14working
- 8:15out
- 8:15whether
- 8:15they
- 8:16should
- 8:16do
- 8:16it,
- 8:16managing
- 8:17their
- 8:17time
- 8:17and
- 8:17energy.
- 8:18Because
- 8:19a
- 8:19lot
- 8:19of
- 8:19people
- 8:19talk
- 8:20about
- 8:20the
- 8:20daily
- 8:21job
- 8:21is
- 8:21the
- 8:21nine
- 8:21to
- 8:22five
- 8:22and
- 8:22the
- 8:22side
- 8:22hustle
- 8:23is
- 8:23the
- 8:23five
- 8:23to
- 8:23nine
- 8:24or
- 8:24whatever.
- 8:25How
- 8:25did
- 8:26you
- 8:27manage
- 8:28your
- 8:28time
- 8:29and
- 8:29your
- 8:30energy
- 8:31around
- 8:32balancing
- 8:32two
- 8:33things
- 8:33at
- 8:33the
- 8:33same
- 8:33time?
- 8:34And
- 8:34I
- 8:34guess,
- 8:35given
- 8:36your
- 8:36own
- 8:36experiences,
- 8:37what
- 8:38recommendation
- 8:38would
- 8:39you
- 8:39make
- 8:39to
- 8:39that
- 8:40aspiring
- 8:40founder
- 8:41or
- 8:41new
- 8:41founder
- 8:42who's
- 8:42struggling
- 8:42to
- 8:43find
- 8:43that
- 8:43balance?
- 8:44I
- 8:44live
- 8:44in
- 8:44a
- 8:44fairly
- 8:44rural
- 8:45part
- 8:45of
- 8:45the
- 8:45uk.
- 8:46I'm
- 8:46not
- 8:46in
- 8:46London.
- 8:47I
- 8:47didn't
- 8:47have
- 8:47access
- 8:48to
- 8:48a
- 8:48lot
- 8:48of
- 8:49the
- 8:49help
- 8:49that
- 8:49I
- 8:49was
- 8:49looking
- 8:50for
- 8:50and
- 8:50I
- 8:51was
- 8:51like,
- 8:51okay,
- 8:51I'm
- 8:52stuck
- 8:52on
- 8:52a
- 8:52lot
- 8:52of
- 8:52fronts,
- 8:53but
- 8:53I'm
- 8:53a
- 8:53developer
- 8:53and
- 8:54I
- 8:54know
- 8:54how
- 8:54to
- 8:54build
- 8:54things.
- 8:54So
- 8:55I
- 8:55started
- 8:55building.
- 8:56That
- 8:56was
- 8:57my
- 8:57comfort
- 8:57zone.
- 8:58It
- 8:58still
- 8:58is
- 8:58my
- 8:58comfort
- 8:59zone.
- 8:59It's
- 8:59where
- 8:59I
- 8:59go
- 8:59if
- 9:00I'm
- 9:00like,
- 9:00not
- 9:00sure
- 9:00what
- 9:00I
- 9:00want
- 9:01to
- 9:01do
- 9:01with
- 9:01my
- 9:01day,
- 9:01I
- 9:01know
- 9:01I
- 9:02have
- 9:02to
- 9:02do
- 9:02that,
- 9:02but
- 9:03that
- 9:03is
- 9:03absolutely
- 9:04and
- 9:04categorically
- 9:05not
- 9:05the
- 9:05advice
- 9:06I
- 9:06would
- 9:06give
- 9:06anyone
- 9:07else.
- 9:08And
- 9:08it's
- 9:08also,
- 9:09we're
- 9:10going
- 9:10to
- 9:10come
- 9:10to.
- 9:10I'm
- 9:10looking
- 9:10at
- 9:11pivot
- 9:11at
- 9:11the
- 9:11moment
- 9:11and
- 9:11I
- 9:12am
- 9:12going
- 9:12to
- 9:12do
- 9:12it
- 9:12differently
- 9:12for
- 9:13the
- 9:13pivot.
- 9:13So
- 9:13I'm
- 9:13going
- 9:13to
- 9:13take
- 9:14my
- 9:14own
- 9:14advice
- 9:14as
- 9:14well.
- 9:15Do
- 9:15what
- 9:15I'm
- 9:16planning,
- 9:16not
- 9:16what
- 9:16I
- 9:16did,
- 9:16because
- 9:17it
- 9:17doesn't
- 9:17work.
- 9:17That
- 9:17whole
- 9:18thing,
- 9:18build
- 9:18it
- 9:18and
- 9:18they
- 9:18will
- 9:19come.
- 9:20You
- 9:20can
- 9:20build
- 9:20a
- 9:20lot
- 9:21and
- 9:21they
- 9:21won't
- 9:21come.
- 9:21They
- 9:21need
- 9:22to
- 9:22know
- 9:22about
- 9:23it.
- 9:23They
- 9:23need
- 9:23to
- 9:23know
- 9:24why
- 9:24it's
- 9:24so
- 9:24great
- 9:25and
- 9:25why
- 9:25it's
- 9:25so
- 9:25valuable
- 9:26to
- 9:26them.
- 9:27Yeah,
- 9:27so
- 9:28there
- 9:28was
- 9:28what
- 9:28I
- 9:28did
- 9:28and
- 9:29then
- 9:29there's
- 9:29what
- 9:29I
- 9:29would
- 9:30do.
- 9:30Now
- 9:31I
- 9:31don't
- 9:31have
- 9:31kids.
- 9:32If
- 9:32you've
- 9:32got
- 9:33a
- 9:33family,
- 9:33it's
- 9:34much
- 9:34harder
- 9:34to
- 9:34make
- 9:34that
- 9:35side
- 9:35time.
- 9:36So
- 9:36I
- 9:37don't
- 9:37have
- 9:37kids.
- 9:37I
- 9:37was
- 9:38able
- 9:38to
- 9:38manage
- 9:38my
- 9:38work
- 9:39so
- 9:39that
- 9:39I
- 9:39have
- 9:40time
- 9:40in
- 9:40the
- 9:40day
- 9:40to
- 9:41do
- 9:41extra
- 9:41things.
- 9:42The
- 9:42advice
- 9:42I'm
- 9:42going
- 9:43to
- 9:43give
- 9:43or
- 9:43what
- 9:43should
- 9:43work
- 9:44for
- 9:44you
- 9:44even
- 9:44a
- 9:44bit
- 9:45if
- 9:45you've
- 9:45still
- 9:45got
- 9:46commitments.
- 9:46Because
- 9:46it's
- 9:47not
- 9:47a
- 9:47big
- 9:47time
- 9:47commitment
- 9:48necessarily.
- 9:49It's
- 9:50go
- 9:50to
- 9:50networking
- 9:51events.
- 9:51And
- 9:51I
- 9:51say
- 9:52this
- 9:52as
- 9:52someone
- 9:52who
- 9:52hates
- 9:53networking
- 9:53events
- 9:53and
- 9:54hates
- 9:54going
- 9:54out
- 9:54and
- 9:54socializing
- 9:55with
- 9:55people.
- 9:56But
- 9:56if
- 9:56you
- 9:57want
- 9:57a
- 9:57business,
- 9:58at
- 9:58some
- 9:58point
- 9:58you're
- 9:59going
- 9:59to
- 9:59have
- 9:59to
- 9:59go
- 9:59out
- 9:59and
- 9:59start
- 9:59talking
- 10:00about
- 10:00it.
- 10:00And
- 10:01what
- 10:01a
- 10:01lot
- 10:01of
- 10:01people
- 10:01feel
- 10:02more
- 10:02comfortable
- 10:02with,
- 10:02and
- 10:02that
- 10:03absolutely
- 10:03includes
- 10:03me,
- 10:04is
- 10:04you
- 10:05build
- 10:05it
- 10:05first
- 10:05and
- 10:05then
- 10:05you
- 10:06can
- 10:06go
- 10:06and
- 10:06take
- 10:06this
- 10:06thing
- 10:06and
- 10:07show
- 10:07it
- 10:07to
- 10:07people
- 10:07when
- 10:07you
- 10:07talk
- 10:08to
- 10:08them
- 10:08about
- 10:08it.
- 10:09And
- 10:09actually
- 10:10that's
- 10:11not
- 10:11what
- 10:11I
- 10:12would
- 10:12do
- 10:13if
- 10:13I
- 10:13was
- 10:13starting
- 10:14over.
- 10:14Because
- 10:16when
- 10:16you
- 10:16talk
- 10:16to
- 10:17people,
- 10:17you
- 10:17generally
- 10:18just
- 10:18have
- 10:18your
- 10:18hands
- 10:18to
- 10:18wave,
- 10:19right?
- 10:19You
- 10:19don't
- 10:19tend
- 10:19to
- 10:19take
- 10:20your
- 10:20laptop
- 10:20and
- 10:20show
- 10:20them
- 10:21a
- 10:21demo
- 10:21of
- 10:21this
- 10:21wonderful
- 10:22shiny
- 10:22software.
- 10:23You
- 10:23might
- 10:23send
- 10:23them
- 10:23a
- 10:24link
- 10:24to
- 10:24it
- 10:24maybe.
- 10:25But
- 10:25you
- 10:25know
- 10:26what?
- 10:26If
- 10:26all
- 10:26you
- 10:26send
- 10:26them
- 10:27a
- 10:27link
- 10:27to
- 10:27is
- 10:27a
- 10:27landing
- 10:28page,
- 10:28which
- 10:28is
- 10:28give
- 10:29me
- 10:29your
- 10:29email
- 10:29address
- 10:29and
- 10:29sign
- 10:30up.
- 10:30If
- 10:30you're
- 10:30interested
- 10:31in.
- 10:31That's
- 10:31plenty
- 10:32to
- 10:32get
- 10:32started
- 10:32with.
- 10:33So
- 10:33the
- 10:33advice
- 10:33would,
- 10:34especially
- 10:34if
- 10:34you're
- 10:34short
- 10:34on
- 10:34time,
- 10:35even
- 10:35more
- 10:35if
- 10:35you're
- 10:35short
- 10:36on
- 10:36time
- 10:36and
- 10:37even
- 10:37if,
- 10:37like
- 10:38me,
- 10:38you
- 10:38have
- 10:38the
- 10:39skills
- 10:39to
- 10:39build
- 10:39yourself,
- 10:40because
- 10:40if
- 10:40you
- 10:40need
- 10:41to
- 10:41hire
- 10:41to
- 10:42to
- 10:42build,
- 10:42that
- 10:43might
- 10:43put
- 10:43you
- 10:43off
- 10:43as
- 10:44well.
- 10:44But
- 10:45even
- 10:45if
- 10:45you've
- 10:45got
- 10:45the
- 10:46skills
- 10:46to
- 10:46start
- 10:46building,
- 10:47don't
- 10:48start
- 10:48there.
- 10:48Start
- 10:49with
- 10:49talking
- 10:49to
- 10:49customers,
- 10:50potential
- 10:50customers,
- 10:51other
- 10:51people
- 10:51building
- 10:52things
- 10:52like
- 10:52you,
- 10:53people
- 10:53who
- 10:53work
- 10:54in
- 10:54the
- 10:54industry
- 10:54you're
- 10:54trying
- 10:54to
- 10:55sell
- 10:55to.
- 10:56Go
- 10:56out
- 10:56and
- 10:56do
- 10:57those
- 10:57networking,
- 10:58have
- 10:58those
- 10:58conversations
- 10:59and
- 10:59just
- 11:00try
- 11:00your.
- 11:00This
- 11:00is
- 11:01your
- 11:01pitch
- 11:01around.
- 11:01This
- 11:02is
- 11:02the
- 11:02problem
- 11:02I'm
- 11:02solving.
- 11:03Is
- 11:04it
- 11:04a
- 11:04problem
- 11:04for
- 11:04you?
- 11:04How
- 11:05do
- 11:05you
- 11:05solve
- 11:05it
- 11:05today?
- 11:05How
- 11:06would
- 11:06you
- 11:06like
- 11:06to
- 11:06solve
- 11:07it
- 11:07better?
- 11:08That
- 11:08is
- 11:08the
- 11:08space
- 11:09is
- 11:09where
- 11:10I
- 11:10would
- 11:10recommend
- 11:10you
- 11:11start.
- 11:11It's
- 11:11not
- 11:11where
- 11:12I
- 11:12started.
- 11:12What
- 11:12you're
- 11:13suggesting,
- 11:13if
- 11:14I
- 11:14understand
- 11:14correctly,
- 11:15is
- 11:15work
- 11:15out
- 11:16what
- 11:16problem
- 11:16you
- 11:17think
- 11:17you're
- 11:17trying
- 11:17to
- 11:17solve.
- 11:18Go
- 11:18and
- 11:18talk
- 11:19to
- 11:19the
- 11:19people
- 11:19who
- 11:19you
- 11:20think
- 11:20have
- 11:20it,
- 11:21find
- 11:22out
- 11:23whether
- 11:23they
- 11:24really
- 11:24is
- 11:25the
- 11:25problem
- 11:26they're
- 11:26trying
- 11:26to
- 11:26solve
- 11:28and
- 11:29give
- 11:29them
- 11:29an
- 11:29opportunity
- 11:30to
- 11:30show
- 11:31interest
- 11:31in
- 11:31that
- 11:32particular
- 11:32thing.
- 11:33Have
- 11:33those
- 11:33conversations
- 11:34before
- 11:35you
- 11:36dive
- 11:36into
- 11:36the
- 11:37code.
- 11:37Whether
- 11:37you
- 11:38are
- 11:38the
- 11:38technical
- 11:38person.
- 11:39I
- 11:39like
- 11:40you
- 11:40love
- 11:40diving
- 11:41into
- 11:41creating
- 11:41things.
- 11:42It's
- 11:42fun,
- 11:43but
- 11:43equally
- 11:44well,
- 11:44sometimes
- 11:44you
- 11:44have
- 11:45to
- 11:45have
- 11:45that.
- 11:45And
- 11:46we
- 11:46all
- 11:46do,
- 11:46we
- 11:46all
- 11:47love
- 11:47that
- 11:47idea.
- 11:47But
- 11:48the
- 11:49analogy
- 11:49I
- 11:49always
- 11:50use
- 11:50is
- 11:51it's
- 11:51better
- 11:52to
- 11:52find
- 11:52out
- 11:52things
- 11:53from
- 11:53A
- 11:53couple
- 11:53of
- 11:53people
- 11:54that
- 11:55you
- 11:55may
- 11:55be
- 11:56approaching
- 11:56the
- 11:56problem
- 11:56in
- 11:56the
- 11:57wrong
- 11:57way
- 11:59before
- 11:59you.
- 12:00You
- 12:00put
- 12:00your
- 12:01heart
- 12:01and
- 12:01soul
- 12:01into
- 12:01building
- 12:02that
- 12:02thing
- 12:03than
- 12:03it
- 12:03is
- 12:03to
- 12:04find
- 12:04out
- 12:05that
- 12:05you're
- 12:06completely
- 12:06on
- 12:06the
- 12:06wrong
- 12:07track.
- 12:07If
- 12:07you
- 12:07think
- 12:07you
- 12:08have
- 12:08a
- 12:08great
- 12:08idea,
- 12:09you
- 12:10could
- 12:10always
- 12:10share
- 12:10it
- 12:11on
- 12:11LinkedIn
- 12:11or
- 12:11Facebook
- 12:12or
- 12:12whatever
- 12:12and
- 12:13just
- 12:13be
- 12:13honest
- 12:13about
- 12:13it
- 12:14and
- 12:14say
- 12:14I've
- 12:14got
- 12:14this
- 12:15particular
- 12:15idea.
- 12:16I'm
- 12:16looking
- 12:16at
- 12:17helping
- 12:17A,
- 12:18B
- 12:18and
- 12:18C.
- 12:20This
- 12:20is
- 12:20the
- 12:20problem
- 12:20I
- 12:21think
- 12:21they're
- 12:21having.
- 12:21I'd
- 12:22love
- 12:22to
- 12:22talk
- 12:22to
- 12:23five,
- 12:23ten
- 12:24of
- 12:24these
- 12:24people.
- 12:24If
- 12:25you
- 12:25could
- 12:25please
- 12:25share
- 12:26or
- 12:26drop
- 12:27me
- 12:27a
- 12:27direct
- 12:27message
- 12:28and
- 12:28we
- 12:28could
- 12:29arrange
- 12:29a
- 12:2915
- 12:29minute
- 12:30chat.
- 12:31It
- 12:31can
- 12:31give
- 12:31you
- 12:32a
- 12:32lot
- 12:32of
- 12:32information
- 12:34and
- 12:34if
- 12:34that
- 12:34seems
- 12:35too
- 12:35scary,
- 12:36one
- 12:36other
- 12:36thing
- 12:36that
- 12:37you
- 12:37can
- 12:37do
- 12:37is
- 12:37go
- 12:37on
- 12:38Reddit
- 12:38or
- 12:39various
- 12:40forums
- 12:40and
- 12:41see
- 12:41what
- 12:41people
- 12:41are
- 12:41complaining
- 12:42about.
- 12:42There's
- 12:43always
- 12:43a
- 12:43way
- 12:43is
- 12:43my
- 12:43point
- 12:44and
- 12:44Sarah's
- 12:44absolutely
- 12:45right.
- 12:46Try
- 12:46and
- 12:46have
- 12:46those
- 12:47conversations
- 12:47early
- 12:48so
- 12:48that
- 12:48you
- 12:49can,
- 12:49especially
- 12:50if
- 12:50you
- 12:50have
- 12:50kids.
- 12:50I
- 12:50don't
- 12:51have
- 12:51kids
- 12:51either.
- 12:51But
- 12:52especially
- 12:53if
- 12:53you
- 12:53have
- 12:53a
- 12:53lot
- 12:54to
- 12:54juggle,
- 12:54it
- 12:54can
- 12:54give
- 12:55you
- 12:55that
- 12:55little
- 12:55bit
- 12:56of
- 12:56clarity
- 12:56that's
- 12:56amazing,
- 12:57Sarah,
- 12:58and
- 12:58that's
- 13:00very
- 13:00honest
- 13:01and
- 13:01helpful.
- 13:03So
- 13:04you
- 13:05have
- 13:05a
- 13:05unique
- 13:05perspective,
- 13:06I
- 13:06believe
- 13:07shaped
- 13:07by
- 13:08personal
- 13:09resilience,
- 13:09including
- 13:11being
- 13:11a
- 13:11cancer
- 13:11survivor
- 13:12yourself.
- 13:13And
- 13:14that
- 13:14clearly
- 13:15has
- 13:16driven
- 13:16you
- 13:16to
- 13:17be
- 13:17very
- 13:17inspiring
- 13:18and
- 13:18mission
- 13:18focused.
- 13:19You
- 13:19don't
- 13:20have
- 13:20said
- 13:20that.
- 13:20You
- 13:20mentioned
- 13:21when
- 13:21we
- 13:22spoke
- 13:23about
- 13:23how
- 13:24personal
- 13:24resilience
- 13:25changed
- 13:26your
- 13:26perspective.
- 13:28How
- 13:28did
- 13:29facing
- 13:30major
- 13:30life
- 13:30events
- 13:31create
- 13:31the
- 13:31clarity
- 13:32and
- 13:32focus
- 13:33you
- 13:33needed
- 13:33to
- 13:34transition
- 13:36from
- 13:36that
- 13:37secure
- 13:37corporate
- 13:38role
- 13:39to
- 13:39do
- 13:39more
- 13:40free,
- 13:40but
- 13:40in
- 13:40also
- 13:41many
- 13:41ways
- 13:41a
- 13:41more
- 13:42challenging,
- 13:42mission
- 13:42driven
- 13:43path?
- 13:44There
- 13:44were
- 13:44so
- 13:44many
- 13:45things
- 13:45I
- 13:45was
- 13:45scared
- 13:45of
- 13:46and
- 13:46mostly
- 13:46around
- 13:47people
- 13:47in
- 13:47talking
- 13:47to
- 13:47people,
- 13:48going
- 13:48out,
- 13:48networking,
- 13:49all
- 13:49that
- 13:49stuff's.
- 13:50It's
- 13:51scary
- 13:51going
- 13:51out
- 13:52and
- 13:52exposing
- 13:53your
- 13:53ideas
- 13:54before
- 13:54you've
- 13:55properly
- 13:56finished
- 13:57them
- 13:57as
- 13:57well.
- 13:57Feels
- 13:58like
- 13:58people
- 13:58might
- 13:59be
- 13:59quite
- 13:59critical.
- 14:00There's
- 14:00the
- 14:00self
- 14:01critic
- 14:01in
- 14:01your
- 14:01brain
- 14:01anyway
- 14:02all
- 14:02the
- 14:02time.
- 14:02But
- 14:02yeah,
- 14:03you
- 14:03get
- 14:03scared.
- 14:03That's
- 14:04all
- 14:04the
- 14:04feedback
- 14:04you're
- 14:04going
- 14:05to
- 14:05get.
- 14:06So
- 14:06it
- 14:06was,
- 14:06I
- 14:07guess
- 14:07it
- 14:07was
- 14:07like,
- 14:08yeah,
- 14:08I'm
- 14:08scared
- 14:08but
- 14:09I'm
- 14:09gonna
- 14:09do
- 14:09this
- 14:09anyway.
- 14:10I
- 14:10think
- 14:10that
- 14:10was
- 14:11how
- 14:11I
- 14:11changed
- 14:12and
- 14:12it
- 14:12wasn't
- 14:12less
- 14:13scared.
- 14:13I
- 14:14was
- 14:14just.
- 14:14It's
- 14:15not
- 14:15a
- 14:15good
- 14:15enough
- 14:15reason
- 14:16to
- 14:16not
- 14:16do
- 14:16the
- 14:16things
- 14:16you
- 14:17really
- 14:17want
- 14:17to
- 14:17do.
- 14:18So
- 14:18did
- 14:19it
- 14:19going
- 14:20through
- 14:20the
- 14:21challenges
- 14:21you've
- 14:22gone
- 14:22through,
- 14:22did
- 14:23that
- 14:23give
- 14:23you
- 14:24greater
- 14:24clarity?
- 14:25Did
- 14:25it
- 14:25give
- 14:25you
- 14:26any
- 14:26clarity
- 14:26in
- 14:26particular
- 14:27you
- 14:27talked
- 14:28about
- 14:28effectively?
- 14:29Fear
- 14:30isn't
- 14:30the,
- 14:31isn't
- 14:31a
- 14:31reason
- 14:32not
- 14:32to
- 14:32do
- 14:32it.
- 14:33Was
- 14:33there
- 14:34any
- 14:34sort
- 14:34of
- 14:34clarity
- 14:34that
- 14:35you
- 14:35got
- 14:35going
- 14:35through
- 14:35that
- 14:36journey
- 14:36that
- 14:36maybe
- 14:36you
- 14:36didn't
- 14:37have
- 14:37before.
- 14:37The
- 14:37clarity
- 14:39point
- 14:39for
- 14:39me
- 14:39came
- 14:40when
- 14:40I
- 14:40realized
- 14:41because
- 14:41one
- 14:41of
- 14:41the
- 14:41things
- 14:42when
- 14:42you
- 14:42work
- 14:42for
- 14:42yourself
- 14:43once
- 14:43I
- 14:43went
- 14:44quit
- 14:44the
- 14:44corporate
- 14:44world,
- 14:45as
- 14:45it
- 14:45were,
- 14:45and
- 14:45had
- 14:45full
- 14:46time,
- 14:46is
- 14:46you
- 14:47can
- 14:47do
- 14:47side
- 14:47things,
- 14:48right?
- 14:48You
- 14:48don't
- 14:48have
- 14:48to
- 14:48just
- 14:49do
- 14:49the
- 14:49project,
- 14:50you
- 14:50can
- 14:51do
- 14:51stuff.
- 14:51And
- 14:51I'm
- 14:51on
- 14:52the
- 14:52board
- 14:52of
- 14:52an
- 14:53education
- 14:53related
- 14:54organization.
- 14:55I'm
- 14:55involved
- 14:55in
- 14:56some
- 14:56dev
- 14:56communities,
- 14:57I
- 14:57get
- 14:57involved
- 14:58in
- 14:58women
- 14:58in
- 14:58STEM
- 14:58activities
- 14:59and
- 14:59there's
- 14:59loads
- 15:00of
- 15:00things
- 15:00I
- 15:00was
- 15:00doing
- 15:01and
- 15:01I
- 15:02was
- 15:02like,
- 15:02they're
- 15:02all
- 15:02a
- 15:02bit
- 15:03different.
- 15:03I
- 15:03wasn't
- 15:04spotting
- 15:04the
- 15:04theme.
- 15:04And
- 15:05then
- 15:05I
- 15:05did
- 15:05spot
- 15:05the
- 15:05theme
- 15:06and
- 15:06that
- 15:06was
- 15:06the
- 15:06moment
- 15:06of
- 15:07clarity,
- 15:07which
- 15:07is
- 15:07the
- 15:07theme's
- 15:08inclusivity
- 15:10particularly.
- 15:10That's
- 15:11most
- 15:11obvious
- 15:12when
- 15:12I
- 15:12think
- 15:12about
- 15:12it.
- 15:13Traditionally,
- 15:14people
- 15:14like
- 15:14a
- 15:14comp
- 15:14Sci
- 15:15degree
- 15:15for
- 15:15it,
- 15:15but
- 15:15there's
- 15:16actually
- 15:16no
- 15:16reason.
- 15:16I
- 15:16know
- 15:17plenty
- 15:17of
- 15:17really
- 15:18strong
- 15:18developers
- 15:18who
- 15:19don't
- 15:19have
- 15:19a
- 15:19comp
- 15:19Sci
- 15:19degree.
- 15:20My
- 15:21own
- 15:21degree
- 15:21is
- 15:21engineering,
- 15:21but
- 15:22I
- 15:22actually
- 15:22even
- 15:22know
- 15:22some
- 15:23who
- 15:23came
- 15:23through
- 15:24boot
- 15:24camps
- 15:24or
- 15:25even
- 15:25self
- 15:25taught.
- 15:26It's
- 15:27perfectly
- 15:27possible
- 15:27to
- 15:27be
- 15:28a
- 15:28really
- 15:28good
- 15:28developer
- 15:29without
- 15:29doing
- 15:29a
- 15:30comp
- 15:30sci
- 15:30degree.
- 15:31And
- 15:31that
- 15:31means
- 15:31it
- 15:32should
- 15:32be
- 15:33a
- 15:33route
- 15:33for
- 15:34social
- 15:34mobility,
- 15:34right?
- 15:35Anyone
- 15:35should
- 15:35be
- 15:35able
- 15:36to
- 15:36break
- 15:36into
- 15:36this
- 15:36industry.
- 15:37It's
- 15:37not
- 15:38like
- 15:38law
- 15:38or
- 15:38medicine.
- 15:39We've
- 15:39absolutely
- 15:39got
- 15:40to
- 15:40have
- 15:40the
- 15:40degree
- 15:40route
- 15:41and
- 15:41so
- 15:42it
- 15:42should
- 15:42be
- 15:42accessible
- 15:43to
- 15:43lots
- 15:43of
- 15:43people.
- 15:44And
- 15:44in
- 15:44the
- 15:44UK
- 15:45we're
- 15:45not
- 15:46doing
- 15:46quite
- 15:47well
- 15:47enough
- 15:47at
- 15:48encouraging
- 15:50different
- 15:50routes
- 15:50into
- 15:51careers.
- 15:52So
- 15:52that
- 15:52was
- 15:52one
- 15:52of
- 15:52the
- 15:52things
- 15:53that
- 15:53I
- 15:53started
- 15:53realizing,
- 15:54actually.
- 15:54Almost
- 15:54everything
- 15:55I
- 15:55do
- 15:55is
- 15:56around
- 15:56inclusivity
- 15:58and
- 15:58encouraging
- 15:58people
- 15:59to
- 15:59think
- 15:59in
- 16:00lots
- 16:00of
- 16:00ways
- 16:01about
- 16:01their
- 16:02opportunities
- 16:03without
- 16:03being
- 16:04limited
- 16:04by
- 16:04where
- 16:04they
- 16:05come
- 16:05from
- 16:05or
- 16:05where
- 16:06they
- 16:06started.
- 16:07When
- 16:07you
- 16:07say
- 16:08inclusivity
- 16:09getting
- 16:09into
- 16:10tea
- 16:11coding,
- 16:12what
- 16:12do
- 16:13you
- 16:13think
- 16:13could
- 16:14be
- 16:14done
- 16:14to
- 16:15make
- 16:15it
- 16:15better?
- 16:17There's
- 16:17a
- 16:17really
- 16:17important
- 16:18thing
- 16:18I
- 16:19think
- 16:19we
- 16:19should
- 16:19be
- 16:20doing,
- 16:20but
- 16:20problem
- 16:20one
- 16:20is
- 16:21we
- 16:21should
- 16:21be
- 16:21trying.
- 16:21At
- 16:22least
- 16:22teenagers
- 16:23nowadays,
- 16:24they're
- 16:24never
- 16:24off
- 16:25their
- 16:25phones,
- 16:25right?
- 16:25They're
- 16:25on
- 16:26them
- 16:26all
- 16:26the
- 16:26time.
- 16:26They're
- 16:27gaming,
- 16:27they're
- 16:27doing
- 16:27social
- 16:27media,
- 16:28they're
- 16:28doing
- 16:28this,
- 16:28that
- 16:28and
- 16:28the
- 16:29other.
- 16:29And
- 16:30somehow
- 16:30they
- 16:30don't
- 16:31seem
- 16:31to
- 16:31make
- 16:31the
- 16:31connection
- 16:32that
- 16:32this
- 16:32is
- 16:32a
- 16:32potential
- 16:33career
- 16:33and
- 16:33potentially
- 16:34a
- 16:34career
- 16:34they
- 16:34might
- 16:35love.
- 16:35And
- 16:35if
- 16:35they're
- 16:36really
- 16:36enjoying
- 16:36the
- 16:36gaming
- 16:37and
- 16:37the
- 16:37social
- 16:37media,
- 16:38oh
- 16:38yeah,
- 16:39they
- 16:39might
- 16:39think
- 16:39about
- 16:40a
- 16:40career
- 16:40as
- 16:40an
- 16:40influencer,
- 16:41but
- 16:41they
- 16:41don't
- 16:41think
- 16:42about,
- 16:42hey,
- 16:42there's
- 16:42this
- 16:43whole
- 16:44set
- 16:45of
- 16:45technologies
- 16:45that
- 16:46are
- 16:46enabling
- 16:47and
- 16:47empowering
- 16:48people
- 16:48to
- 16:48play
- 16:48games
- 16:48and
- 16:49make
- 16:49social
- 16:49media
- 16:49posts
- 16:50and
- 16:50building
- 16:51them
- 16:51can
- 16:51be
- 16:51fun
- 16:52as
- 16:52well,
- 16:52right.
- 16:53Not
- 16:54everyone
- 16:54maybe
- 16:55has
- 16:55the
- 16:55right
- 16:55extroversion
- 16:56to
- 16:56be
- 16:56an
- 16:56influencer.
- 16:57I
- 16:57don't
- 16:57know,
- 16:58I'm
- 16:58not
- 16:58sure
- 16:58I'm
- 16:59one
- 16:59of
- 16:59them.
- 16:59But
- 17:00everyone
- 17:00can
- 17:00play
- 17:01some
- 17:01part
- 17:01somewhere
- 17:01in
- 17:02that
- 17:02infrastructure
- 17:03and
- 17:03kids
- 17:04today,
- 17:04teenagers,
- 17:05really
- 17:05don't
- 17:05think
- 17:06about
- 17:06that
- 17:06possibility
- 17:07and
- 17:07somehow
- 17:07we
- 17:08are
- 17:08not
- 17:08educating
- 17:09them
- 17:09that,
- 17:11A
- 17:11it's
- 17:11possible,
- 17:11B
- 17:12it's
- 17:12fun,
- 17:12C,
- 17:13it's
- 17:13interesting.
- 17:14All
- 17:14those
- 17:14good
- 17:15things.
- 17:15We're
- 17:16missing
- 17:16that
- 17:16trick
- 17:16for
- 17:16sure.
- 17:17Just
- 17:17touching
- 17:17on
- 17:18your
- 17:18point
- 17:18about
- 17:18how
- 17:19people
- 17:19are
- 17:20glued
- 17:20to
- 17:20phones
- 17:20for
- 17:21the
- 17:21most
- 17:21part,
- 17:22whatever
- 17:22they're
- 17:22doing
- 17:22on
- 17:23their
- 17:23gaming,
- 17:24social
- 17:24media,
- 17:24etc.
- 17:25I
- 17:26don't
- 17:26necessarily
- 17:26have
- 17:27the
- 17:27answer,
- 17:27but
- 17:27I
- 17:27do
- 17:28think
- 17:28that
- 17:28you're
- 17:29right
- 17:29in
- 17:29the
- 17:29sense
- 17:30that
- 17:30all
- 17:30people
- 17:31see
- 17:32by
- 17:32default
- 17:33are
- 17:33the
- 17:34extroverts
- 17:35on
- 17:35social
- 17:35media,
- 17:36the
- 17:36influencers,
- 17:37etc.
- 17:38Because
- 17:38by
- 17:38virtue
- 17:39of
- 17:39them
- 17:39putting
- 17:40themselves
- 17:40out
- 17:40there,
- 17:40which
- 17:41takes
- 17:41a
- 17:41lot
- 17:41of
- 17:41courage,
- 17:43bravery,
- 17:44et
- 17:44cetera.
- 17:45But
- 17:45for
- 17:45the
- 17:45people
- 17:46who
- 17:46aren't
- 17:47necessarily
- 17:48the
- 17:48most
- 17:48outgoing
- 17:49or
- 17:50extrovert,
- 17:52I
- 17:52do
- 17:52highly
- 17:53recommend
- 17:53you
- 17:54touched
- 17:54on
- 17:54boot
- 17:54camps
- 17:55years
- 17:55ago.
- 17:55There
- 17:56was
- 17:56one
- 17:56called,
- 17:56and
- 17:57I
- 17:57don't
- 17:57have
- 17:57it
- 17:57in
- 17:57front
- 17:57of
- 17:58me
- 17:58right
- 17:58now,
- 17:58but
- 17:58there's
- 17:59one
- 17:59called
- 18:00Tree,
- 18:01so
- 18:01Treehouse
- 18:02maybe.
- 18:03There
- 18:03are
- 18:03lots
- 18:04of
- 18:04ways
- 18:04to
- 18:06get
- 18:06into
- 18:07being
- 18:07a
- 18:08technical.
- 18:08Sarah
- 18:09is
- 18:09a
- 18:09great
- 18:09example
- 18:10of
- 18:10a
- 18:10technical
- 18:10founder.
- 18:11She's
- 18:11very
- 18:12technically
- 18:13aware,
- 18:14knowledgeable,
- 18:16she
- 18:16can
- 18:16build
- 18:17things,
- 18:17she's
- 18:17got
- 18:18an
- 18:18incredible
- 18:18brand.
- 18:18And
- 18:19if
- 18:19you
- 18:19too
- 18:20are
- 18:21that
- 18:21way
- 18:21inclined,
- 18:22I'm
- 18:22sure
- 18:22that
- 18:23there
- 18:23are
- 18:23loads
- 18:24of,
- 18:24whether
- 18:24it
- 18:24be
- 18:25on
- 18:25YouTube,
- 18:25however
- 18:26you
- 18:26learn,
- 18:27because
- 18:27I
- 18:28think
- 18:28I
- 18:29learned
- 18:30more
- 18:30as
- 18:30I
- 18:30got
- 18:30older
- 18:31that
- 18:31I
- 18:31didn't
- 18:32do
- 18:32so
- 18:32well
- 18:33reading
- 18:33textbook
- 18:33after
- 18:34textbook.
- 18:35So,
- 18:35yeah,
- 18:35if
- 18:36you're
- 18:36listening
- 18:36and
- 18:37you're
- 18:37thinking
- 18:37about
- 18:37it,
- 18:38Sarah
- 18:38is
- 18:38a
- 18:39real
- 18:39example
- 18:39of
- 18:39an
- 18:39inspiration.
- 18:40And
- 18:42if
- 18:42I
- 18:42can
- 18:42follow
- 18:42on
- 18:43from
- 18:43your
- 18:43point
- 18:44about
- 18:44inclusivity,
- 18:47please
- 18:47do
- 18:48tell
- 18:48the
- 18:48audience
- 18:49about
- 18:49your
- 18:49own
- 18:49journey
- 18:50as
- 18:51a
- 18:51female
- 18:51and
- 18:51the
- 18:52challenges
- 18:52associated
- 18:53with
- 18:53that
- 18:53going
- 18:54into
- 18:54stem.
- 18:55So
- 18:55it
- 18:55wasn't.
- 18:56It
- 18:56was
- 18:56partly
- 18:57because
- 18:57of
- 18:57where
- 18:57I
- 18:57lived.
- 18:58I
- 18:59had
- 18:59an
- 18:59international
- 18:59childhood
- 19:00and
- 19:00I
- 19:00was
- 19:00at
- 19:00international
- 19:01schools
- 19:01in
- 19:01several
- 19:02places.
- 19:02And
- 19:02When
- 19:03I
- 19:03was
- 19:0316
- 19:04I
- 19:04was
- 19:04at
- 19:04school
- 19:04in
- 19:04Switzerland
- 19:05and,
- 19:06and
- 19:06my
- 19:06international
- 19:06school
- 19:07there,
- 19:07their
- 19:07big
- 19:08thing
- 19:08was
- 19:08languages
- 19:09and
- 19:09social
- 19:09sciences
- 19:10and
- 19:10from
- 19:10my
- 19:10point
- 19:11of
- 19:11view,
- 19:11they
- 19:11just
- 19:11weren't
- 19:11enough
- 19:12interested
- 19:12in
- 19:12maths.
- 19:13So
- 19:14at
- 19:1416
- 19:14I
- 19:14did
- 19:15the
- 19:15UK
- 19:15exams
- 19:16and
- 19:16then
- 19:16I
- 19:16was
- 19:16going
- 19:16to
- 19:16go
- 19:17on
- 19:17at
- 19:1718
- 19:17and
- 19:17do
- 19:18the
- 19:18International
- 19:18Baccalaureate,
- 19:19which
- 19:19by
- 19:19the
- 19:19way,
- 19:19if
- 19:19you're
- 19:19an
- 19:20all
- 19:20rounder,
- 19:20is
- 19:20an
- 19:20amazing
- 19:21exam
- 19:21because
- 19:21it's
- 19:22six
- 19:22different
- 19:22subjects
- 19:23and
- 19:23an
- 19:23extended
- 19:24essay.
- 19:24And
- 19:25if
- 19:25you're
- 19:25either
- 19:25not
- 19:26sure
- 19:26what
- 19:26you
- 19:26want
- 19:26or
- 19:27you
- 19:27want,
- 19:27keep
- 19:27all
- 19:27your
- 19:28Avenues
- 19:28open.
- 19:28It's
- 19:28a
- 19:29great
- 19:29opportunity,
- 19:29the
- 19:29ib,
- 19:30but
- 19:30I
- 19:30just
- 19:30looked
- 19:30at
- 19:30it
- 19:31and
- 19:31went,
- 19:31essays,
- 19:31more
- 19:32essays,
- 19:32tiny
- 19:32bit
- 19:32of
- 19:32maths.
- 19:34And
- 19:34there
- 19:34is.
- 19:34In
- 19:35the
- 19:35IB
- 19:35there's
- 19:35an
- 19:35advanced
- 19:36maths
- 19:36option,
- 19:36but
- 19:36my
- 19:36school
- 19:37didn't
- 19:37have
- 19:37it.
- 19:38So
- 19:38I
- 19:38lobbied
- 19:39my
- 19:39parents
- 19:39and
- 19:40I
- 19:40ended
- 19:40up
- 19:40coming
- 19:40to
- 19:40boarding
- 19:41school
- 19:41so
- 19:41I
- 19:41could
- 19:41study
- 19:42double
- 19:42maths,
- 19:42physics.
- 19:43And
- 19:43then
- 19:43they
- 19:43all
- 19:43trusted
- 19:44me
- 19:44on
- 19:44economics,
- 19:44which
- 19:44is
- 19:45a.
- 19:45So
- 19:45I
- 19:45just
- 19:45did
- 19:45one
- 19:46essay
- 19:46subject.
- 19:47Since
- 19:47we're
- 19:48in
- 19:48the
- 19:48interest
- 19:48of
- 19:48fixing
- 19:49all
- 19:49these
- 19:49problems,
- 19:50what
- 19:50would
- 19:50you
- 19:51suggest
- 19:52to
- 19:52somebody
- 19:52who
- 19:53perhaps
- 19:54doesn't
- 19:54feel
- 19:55that
- 19:55they
- 19:56maybe
- 19:57had
- 19:58the
- 19:58access
- 19:58to
- 20:00those
- 20:00sorts
- 20:00of
- 20:00subjects
- 20:01and
- 20:01maybe
- 20:02what
- 20:02they
- 20:03could
- 20:03do?
- 20:03Because
- 20:03I
- 20:03don't
- 20:04know
- 20:04that
- 20:04necessarily
- 20:05this
- 20:05audience
- 20:05with
- 20:06ambitious
- 20:07wannabe
- 20:07founders
- 20:08and
- 20:08founders
- 20:09who
- 20:09are
- 20:09building
- 20:09something,
- 20:10is
- 20:10there
- 20:10anything
- 20:11that
- 20:11they
- 20:11could
- 20:11particularly
- 20:12do
- 20:12in
- 20:13the
- 20:13same
- 20:13way
- 20:13that
- 20:13we
- 20:13talked
- 20:14about
- 20:14boot
- 20:14camps
- 20:15and
- 20:15stuff
- 20:15for
- 20:16coding
- 20:16and
- 20:16developing?
- 20:17It
- 20:18is
- 20:18exactly
- 20:18what
- 20:18you're
- 20:19leaning
- 20:19towards,
- 20:19which
- 20:20is
- 20:20this.
- 20:20There's
- 20:21this
- 20:21sense
- 20:21when
- 20:21you're
- 20:21in
- 20:22school
- 20:22that
- 20:23you've
- 20:23got
- 20:23to
- 20:23get
- 20:23this
- 20:23qualification,
- 20:24you've
- 20:25got
- 20:25to
- 20:25have
- 20:26this
- 20:26grade
- 20:26in
- 20:27this
- 20:27subject
- 20:27to
- 20:28go
- 20:28on
- 20:28and
- 20:28do
- 20:28the
- 20:28next
- 20:29thing
- 20:29in
- 20:29this
- 20:29subject.
- 20:30And
- 20:30then
- 20:30the
- 20:30next
- 20:30step
- 20:31on
- 20:31the
- 20:31path
- 20:31is
- 20:33usually
- 20:34at
- 20:34some
- 20:34point
- 20:34involves
- 20:34a
- 20:35university
- 20:35degree
- 20:36and
- 20:36there's
- 20:37this
- 20:37real
- 20:37sense
- 20:38of
- 20:38you've
- 20:38got
- 20:38to
- 20:39take
- 20:39this
- 20:39very
- 20:40standardized
- 20:40route
- 20:41that
- 20:41doesn't
- 20:41work
- 20:42for
- 20:42everyone.
- 20:42Some
- 20:43people,
- 20:43the
- 20:43schools
- 20:43just
- 20:44don't
- 20:44have
- 20:44the
- 20:44opportunity.
- 20:45Other
- 20:45people,
- 20:45they
- 20:46have
- 20:46a
- 20:46miss
- 20:46on
- 20:46an
- 20:47exam
- 20:47grade
- 20:47at
- 20:47some
- 20:47point
- 20:48that
- 20:48seems
- 20:48to
- 20:48be
- 20:49at
- 20:49the
- 20:49time
- 20:50super
- 20:51critical
- 20:51and
- 20:51career
- 20:52ending.
- 20:52And
- 20:52you
- 20:53know
- 20:53what?
- 20:53It
- 20:53really
- 20:53isn't.
- 20:54I
- 20:54would
- 20:54love
- 20:54schools
- 20:55to
- 20:55embrace
- 20:56more
- 20:56of
- 20:56the.
- 20:57There
- 20:57are
- 20:57vocational
- 20:58routes
- 20:58to
- 20:58these
- 20:58things.
- 20:59You
- 20:59can
- 20:59do
- 20:59self
- 20:59study.
- 21:00There's
- 21:00so
- 21:00many
- 21:00more
- 21:01opportunities
- 21:01now
- 21:02to
- 21:02catch
- 21:02up
- 21:03for
- 21:03something
- 21:03that
- 21:04you've
- 21:04missed
- 21:04in
- 21:04terms
- 21:04of.
- 21:05Not
- 21:05in
- 21:05terms
- 21:05of
- 21:05a
- 21:05specific
- 21:06exam,
- 21:06but
- 21:06in
- 21:06terms
- 21:06of
- 21:08the
- 21:08ability
- 21:08to
- 21:08go
- 21:08out
- 21:09and
- 21:09study
- 21:09a
- 21:09subject
- 21:09you're
- 21:10really
- 21:10interested
- 21:10in.
- 21:11Find
- 21:12it
- 21:12in
- 21:12the
- 21:12way
- 21:12that
- 21:12works
- 21:13for
- 21:13your
- 21:13own
- 21:13style,
- 21:13like
- 21:13you
- 21:13were
- 21:14talking
- 21:14about
- 21:14earlier.
- 21:14That
- 21:14might
- 21:15be.
- 21:15Some
- 21:15people
- 21:16prefer
- 21:16video
- 21:16learning,
- 21:16some
- 21:17people
- 21:17prefer
- 21:17written
- 21:18learning,
- 21:18some
- 21:18people
- 21:18prefer
- 21:19doing
- 21:19interactive
- 21:19exercises.
- 21:20There's
- 21:20all
- 21:21of
- 21:21those
- 21:21are
- 21:21out
- 21:21there
- 21:22and
- 21:22some
- 21:22of
- 21:23them
- 21:23cost
- 21:23money,
- 21:23but
- 21:23mostly
- 21:24it's
- 21:24an
- 21:24awful
- 21:24lot
- 21:24cheaper
- 21:25than
- 21:25the
- 21:25old
- 21:26formal
- 21:26paths
- 21:27and
- 21:27some
- 21:27of.
- 21:27Them
- 21:27are
- 21:28free
- 21:28and
- 21:28you
- 21:28can
- 21:29probably
- 21:29build
- 21:29and
- 21:30create
- 21:30and
- 21:30do
- 21:31whatever
- 21:31you
- 21:31want
- 21:31to
- 21:32do.
- 21:32Follow
- 21:32your
- 21:33passion
- 21:33whilst
- 21:34you're
- 21:34doing
- 21:34the
- 21:34thing.
- 21:35Studying.
- 21:36Yeah.
- 21:36Whether
- 21:36it
- 21:37be
- 21:37with
- 21:37udemy
- 21:38edx
- 21:39Skillshare,
- 21:41there's
- 21:41loads
- 21:41of
- 21:41places
- 21:42where
- 21:42you
- 21:42could
- 21:43go
- 21:43online.
- 21:44And
- 21:44if
- 21:44you're
- 21:44a
- 21:45technical
- 21:45founder,
- 21:45maybe
- 21:46Want
- 21:46to
- 21:46learn
- 21:46a
- 21:46bit
- 21:46more
- 21:46about
- 21:47the
- 21:47marketing
- 21:47and
- 21:47sales
- 21:47side,
- 21:48you
- 21:48could
- 21:48go
- 21:48and
- 21:48look
- 21:48at
- 21:49those
- 21:49or
- 21:49vice
- 21:50versa.
- 21:50This
- 21:51isn't
- 21:51just
- 21:51something
- 21:52for
- 21:52people
- 21:52at
- 21:52school
- 21:52age,
- 21:53this
- 21:53is
- 21:53every
- 21:53age.
- 21:54The
- 21:56ability
- 21:57to
- 21:57access
- 21:58information
- 21:58has
- 21:59never
- 21:59been
- 21:59easier,
- 22:00but
- 22:00also
- 22:00incredibly
- 22:01overwhelming.
- 22:02Those
- 22:02are
- 22:02just
- 22:02some
- 22:02examples
- 22:03of
- 22:03places
- 22:03you
- 22:04could
- 22:04go
- 22:04and
- 22:04look
- 22:04if
- 22:04you're
- 22:05listening
- 22:05to
- 22:05this
- 22:05right
- 22:06now.
- 22:06And
- 22:06not
- 22:07just
- 22:07information,
- 22:07but
- 22:07communities
- 22:08as
- 22:08well.
- 22:08So
- 22:08join
- 22:09a
- 22:09community
- 22:09of
- 22:09people
- 22:10who
- 22:10are
- 22:10excited
- 22:10about
- 22:11the
- 22:11things
- 22:11you're
- 22:11excited
- 22:11about
- 22:12and
- 22:13learn
- 22:13from
- 22:13them
- 22:13because
- 22:14they
- 22:14will
- 22:14know
- 22:14the
- 22:14best
- 22:14resources,
- 22:15right?
- 22:15Or
- 22:15sometimes
- 22:16they
- 22:16are
- 22:16themselves
- 22:16the
- 22:17best
- 22:17resources.
- 22:18I
- 22:18think
- 22:18that
- 22:18business
- 22:19is
- 22:19very
- 22:19much
- 22:19a
- 22:20journey
- 22:20and
- 22:20we
- 22:21constantly
- 22:21learn,
- 22:22develop
- 22:22and
- 22:22change.
- 22:23And
- 22:23that's
- 22:24important
- 22:24to
- 22:25never
- 22:25think
- 22:25that
- 22:26you
- 22:26know
- 22:26it
- 22:26all
- 22:27or
- 22:28that
- 22:28you've
- 22:28got
- 22:28it
- 22:29or
- 22:29whatever,
- 22:29because
- 22:30things
- 22:30constantly
- 22:31change
- 22:31and
- 22:31that's
- 22:32important.
- 22:32The
- 22:32ability
- 22:33to
- 22:33adapt
- 22:34to
- 22:34change
- 22:34in
- 22:34business
- 22:35is
- 22:35essential.
- 22:35I've
- 22:36been
- 22:36involved
- 22:37personally
- 22:37in
- 22:37six
- 22:38companies
- 22:38that
- 22:39I've
- 22:39been
- 22:40associated
- 22:40with
- 22:41and
- 22:41then
- 22:41tons
- 22:42of
- 22:42others
- 22:42that
- 22:42I've
- 22:42advised.
- 22:44At
- 22:44what
- 22:44point
- 22:45do
- 22:45you,
- 22:46having
- 22:46your
- 22:46own
- 22:46experience,
- 22:47think
- 22:48recognizing
- 22:49changing
- 22:50environments,
- 22:50or
- 22:51pivoting
- 22:52became
- 22:52the
- 22:52buzzword
- 22:53during
- 22:53COVID
- 22:54is
- 22:55a
- 22:55necessary
- 22:55thing
- 22:55to
- 22:56do?
- 22:56And
- 22:56for
- 22:56those
- 22:57of
- 22:57you
- 22:57who
- 22:57haven't
- 22:58heard
- 22:58the
- 22:58word
- 22:58pivot,
- 22:59it's
- 23:00a
- 23:00moment
- 23:00for
- 23:00re
- 23:01clarification.
- 23:03What
- 23:03do
- 23:03you
- 23:03think
- 23:04is
- 23:04the
- 23:05key
- 23:05point
- 23:05at
- 23:05recognizing
- 23:06when
- 23:06a
- 23:06pivot
- 23:07is
- 23:07necessary?
- 23:08So
- 23:08it
- 23:09goes
- 23:09back
- 23:09to
- 23:09when
- 23:10we
- 23:10were
- 23:10talking
- 23:10about
- 23:11networking.
- 23:11Go
- 23:11out
- 23:12and
- 23:12talk
- 23:12to
- 23:12people
- 23:12about
- 23:12your
- 23:13ideas.
- 23:13I
- 23:13don't
- 23:14want
- 23:14to
- 23:14make
- 23:14it
- 23:14sound
- 23:14like
- 23:14I
- 23:14didn't
- 23:15do
- 23:15any
- 23:15of
- 23:15that.
- 23:15I
- 23:15did
- 23:16a
- 23:16fair
- 23:16bit.
- 23:16And
- 23:18when
- 23:18I
- 23:18was
- 23:18talking
- 23:18to
- 23:19people
- 23:19about
- 23:19the
- 23:19problem
- 23:20that
- 23:20I
- 23:20was
- 23:20solving
- 23:20with
- 23:21flow
- 23:21and
- 23:21connecting
- 23:22software
- 23:22that
- 23:22doesn't
- 23:23talk
- 23:24to
- 23:24each
- 23:24other,
- 23:24people
- 23:25would
- 23:25not.
- 23:25They'd
- 23:25be
- 23:25like,
- 23:25yeah,
- 23:26I
- 23:26get
- 23:26that
- 23:26that's
- 23:27a
- 23:27problem.
- 23:27But
- 23:28what
- 23:28I
- 23:28missed
- 23:29and
- 23:29what
- 23:29they
- 23:29weren't
- 23:29giving
- 23:30me
- 23:30was.
- 23:30And
- 23:30it's
- 23:31a
- 23:31priority
- 23:31for
- 23:31me
- 23:31to
- 23:32solve
- 23:32it.
- 23:33So
- 23:34it
- 23:34was
- 23:34when
- 23:34I
- 23:34finally
- 23:34was
- 23:35like,
- 23:35yeah,
- 23:36people
- 23:36recognize
- 23:36the
- 23:37problem,
- 23:37but
- 23:37it's
- 23:38not
- 23:38a
- 23:38priority
- 23:38right
- 23:38now.
- 23:39So
- 23:39they're
- 23:39not
- 23:40gonna.
- 23:40It's
- 23:40not
- 23:41even.
- 23:41They're
- 23:41not
- 23:41gonna
- 23:41spend
- 23:42money
- 23:42on
- 23:42it.
- 23:42They're
- 23:42not
- 23:42gonna
- 23:42spend
- 23:43time
- 23:43on
- 23:43it.
- 23:43Agency
- 23:44people
- 23:45are
- 23:45really
- 23:45busy
- 23:46and
- 23:47they
- 23:47have
- 23:47a
- 23:47million
- 23:48things
- 23:48to
- 23:48do,
- 23:48and
- 23:48they
- 23:49do
- 23:49are
- 23:49not
- 23:49interested
- 23:50in
- 23:50something
- 23:50that's
- 23:50gonna
- 23:51absorb
- 23:51a
- 23:51lot
- 23:51of
- 23:51their
- 23:52time
- 23:53and
- 23:54they
- 23:54recognize
- 23:55the
- 23:55problem.
- 23:55So
- 23:56they'll
- 23:56nod,
- 23:56but
- 23:56it's
- 23:56a
- 23:57polite
- 23:57nod.
- 23:57It's
- 23:57not
- 23:57a
- 23:58yes,
- 23:58I
- 23:58need
- 23:59this
- 23:59product.
- 24:00So
- 24:00I
- 24:00don't
- 24:00know
- 24:00when
- 24:01I
- 24:01started
- 24:01to
- 24:01realize
- 24:02that
- 24:02there's
- 24:02a
- 24:02question
- 24:02missing
- 24:03which
- 24:03is
- 24:03not
- 24:03Just
- 24:04do
- 24:04you
- 24:04recognize
- 24:04this
- 24:05problem
- 24:05which
- 24:05as
- 24:05was.
- 24:06Yes,
- 24:06but.
- 24:07And
- 24:07what
- 24:08would
- 24:09you
- 24:09do
- 24:09need
- 24:09it
- 24:09solved?
- 24:10What
- 24:10do
- 24:10you
- 24:10solve
- 24:10today?
- 24:11What
- 24:11do
- 24:11you
- 24:11want
- 24:11me
- 24:12to
- 24:12do
- 24:12to
- 24:12solve
- 24:12it?
- 24:12Would
- 24:13you
- 24:13be
- 24:13willing
- 24:13to
- 24:13spend
- 24:13money?
- 24:14What
- 24:14would
- 24:14make
- 24:14your
- 24:14life
- 24:15easier?
- 24:15Would
- 24:15you
- 24:15be
- 24:15willing
- 24:16to
- 24:16invest
- 24:16a
- 24:16little
- 24:16bit
- 24:16of
- 24:16time
- 24:17up
- 24:17front
- 24:17to
- 24:17get
- 24:17more
- 24:18savings
- 24:18later
- 24:18on?
- 24:19I
- 24:19keep
- 24:19it
- 24:19simple.
- 24:20I
- 24:20don't
- 24:20expect
- 24:20this
- 24:20tool
- 24:21to
- 24:21create
- 24:21work,
- 24:22but
- 24:22ultimately
- 24:22when
- 24:23you
- 24:24installing
- 24:24it
- 24:24right
- 24:24at
- 24:25the
- 24:25beginning,
- 24:25there
- 24:25can
- 24:25be
- 24:25a
- 24:25bit
- 24:26of
- 24:26an
- 24:26element
- 24:26of
- 24:26that.
- 24:27So
- 24:28that'll
- 24:28be
- 24:28my
- 24:28retread
- 24:29at
- 24:29this
- 24:29point.
- 24:30My
- 24:30pivot
- 24:30will
- 24:30be
- 24:30going
- 24:31out
- 24:31and
- 24:31saying
- 24:32what's
- 24:32the
- 24:32problem
- 24:33that
- 24:33you
- 24:34is
- 24:34burning
- 24:35setting
- 24:35you
- 24:35on
- 24:35fire.
- 24:36What
- 24:36do
- 24:36you
- 24:36need
- 24:36solving
- 24:37right
- 24:37now
- 24:37in
- 24:37that
- 24:38context?
- 24:38And
- 24:39I
- 24:39think
- 24:39that
- 24:40founders
- 24:40need
- 24:40to
- 24:41do
- 24:41this
- 24:42every
- 24:42six
- 24:42months,
- 24:43if
- 24:43not
- 24:44more
- 24:44frequently,
- 24:45because
- 24:46certainly
- 24:46from
- 24:46a
- 24:46technical
- 24:47perspective,
- 24:47I
- 24:48see
- 24:48it
- 24:48all
- 24:48the
- 24:48time
- 24:48where
- 24:49people.
- 24:49If
- 24:49you
- 24:49imagine
- 24:50you're
- 24:50on
- 24:50Route
- 24:5166,
- 24:52you're
- 24:52on
- 24:52Route
- 24:5266.
- 24:53Route
- 24:5366
- 24:54is
- 24:54a
- 24:54good
- 24:54example
- 24:55of
- 24:55a
- 24:55old
- 24:56way
- 24:57that
- 24:57worked,
- 24:57getting
- 24:58people
- 24:58from
- 24:58A
- 24:58to
- 24:58B.
- 24:58And
- 24:59then
- 24:59the
- 24:59highways
- 24:59came
- 24:59along
- 25:00and
- 25:01of
- 25:01course
- 25:01those
- 25:02town
- 25:02cities,
- 25:03everything
- 25:03along
- 25:03Route
- 25:0466
- 25:05suffered.
- 25:05And
- 25:06a
- 25:06lot
- 25:06of
- 25:06it
- 25:06is
- 25:07unfortunately
- 25:07died.
- 25:08It's
- 25:08a
- 25:08relic
- 25:09of
- 25:09its
- 25:09former
- 25:09past.
- 25:10And
- 25:10the
- 25:10danger
- 25:11with
- 25:11going
- 25:12down
- 25:12a
- 25:12particular
- 25:13path
- 25:13and
- 25:13not
- 25:13asking
- 25:14questions
- 25:14on
- 25:15a.
- 25:15On
- 25:15a
- 25:15frequent
- 25:15basis
- 25:16is
- 25:17you
- 25:17might
- 25:18miss
- 25:19the
- 25:20highways.
- 25:21Blockbuster,
- 25:22I
- 25:22love
- 25:22it.
- 25:22It's
- 25:23always
- 25:23gonna
- 25:24have
- 25:24a
- 25:24place
- 25:24in
- 25:24my
- 25:24heart.
- 25:25But
- 25:26Blockbuster
- 25:26and
- 25:27many
- 25:27others
- 25:28that
- 25:28have
- 25:28disappeared
- 25:29over
- 25:29the
- 25:29last
- 25:2915,
- 25:2920
- 25:30years
- 25:30are
- 25:30great
- 25:30examples
- 25:31of
- 25:32not
- 25:32recognizing
- 25:33that
- 25:33problem.
- 25:34And
- 25:34I'm
- 25:34just
- 25:34talking
- 25:34about
- 25:35consumer
- 25:35stuff,
- 25:36but
- 25:36it
- 25:36applies
- 25:36very
- 25:37much
- 25:37with
- 25:37software.
- 25:38And
- 25:38there's
- 25:38a
- 25:38related
- 25:39thing,
- 25:39which
- 25:39is
- 25:39because
- 25:40if
- 25:40you're
- 25:41revising
- 25:41your
- 25:42conversations
- 25:43with
- 25:43customers
- 25:43every
- 25:43six
- 25:44months,
- 25:44you'd
- 25:44be
- 25:44like,
- 25:45look,
- 25:45I'm
- 25:45not
- 25:45rebuilding
- 25:45my
- 25:45whole
- 25:46product
- 25:46every
- 25:46six
- 25:46months.
- 25:47No,
- 25:47you're
- 25:47not,
- 25:47but
- 25:48you
- 25:48probably
- 25:48don't
- 25:48need
- 25:48to.
- 25:49What
- 25:49you
- 25:49might
- 25:49be
- 25:50revising
- 25:50is
- 25:51your
- 25:51marketing
- 25:51message,
- 25:51is
- 25:52your
- 25:52landing
- 25:52page,
- 25:53is
- 25:53why,
- 25:53what's
- 25:54the
- 25:54reason
- 25:54people
- 25:54are
- 25:54coming
- 25:55to
- 25:55your
- 25:55product.
- 25:56But
- 25:56it's
- 25:56also
- 25:56the
- 25:56mindset
- 25:57of
- 25:57yes,
- 25:57I'm
- 25:57going
- 25:57out
- 25:58and
- 25:58I'm
- 25:58talking
- 25:58to
- 25:58my
- 25:58customers
- 25:59again.
- 26:00But
- 26:00what
- 26:00I
- 26:00might
- 26:01be
- 26:01changing
- 26:01most
- 26:02often
- 26:02is
- 26:02the
- 26:02marketing,
- 26:03and
- 26:03less
- 26:03often
- 26:03is
- 26:04the
- 26:04underlying
- 26:05the
- 26:05work
- 26:05all
- 26:06behind
- 26:06it.
- 26:06Right?
- 26:07As
- 26:07a
- 26:07marketer,
- 26:07I'm
- 26:07naturally
- 26:08going
- 26:08to
- 26:08say
- 26:08that's
- 26:09completely
- 26:09true,
- 26:09but
- 26:09equally
- 26:10well,
- 26:10you
- 26:10might
- 26:11discover
- 26:11a
- 26:12random
- 26:12thing
- 26:12that
- 26:13everybody
- 26:13keeps
- 26:13talking
- 26:14about
- 26:14and
- 26:14there's
- 26:14no
- 26:14solution
- 26:15to
- 26:15that
- 26:16could
- 26:16take
- 26:16your
- 26:17product
- 26:17from
- 26:17pretty
- 26:18useful
- 26:18to
- 26:19a
- 26:19must
- 26:19have.
- 26:20It's.
- 26:21You
- 26:21just
- 26:21never
- 26:22know
- 26:22where
- 26:22those
- 26:22conversations
- 26:23lead.
- 26:24And
- 26:24as
- 26:24long
- 26:24as
- 26:24you
- 26:25frame
- 26:25it
- 26:26in
- 26:26the
- 26:26particular
- 26:26view
- 26:27that
- 26:27hey,
- 26:27look,
- 26:27I
- 26:27want
- 26:28to
- 26:28keep
- 26:28making
- 26:28this
- 26:29product
- 26:29better
- 26:30for
- 26:30you,
- 26:30then
- 26:31who
- 26:31would
- 26:31say
- 26:31no
- 26:32to
- 26:32that
- 26:32conversation?
- 26:34Because
- 26:35it
- 26:35could
- 26:36lead
- 26:36to
- 26:37making
- 26:37your
- 26:37message,
- 26:38your
- 26:38landing
- 26:38page,
- 26:39your
- 26:39ads,
- 26:39whatever,
- 26:40better,
- 26:40but
- 26:40also
- 26:41your
- 26:41product
- 26:41itself
- 26:42a
- 26:42little
- 26:42bit
- 26:42better.
- 26:43Yeah,
- 26:43you
- 26:43will
- 26:43get
- 26:44those,
- 26:44but
- 26:44I
- 26:44don't
- 26:44think
- 26:44you'll
- 26:45get
- 26:45them
- 26:45every
- 26:45six
- 26:45months.
- 26:46They
- 26:46will
- 26:46come
- 26:46every
- 26:47once
- 26:47in
- 26:47a
- 26:47while.
- 26:48Thank
- 26:48you
- 26:48very
- 26:49much
- 26:49for
- 26:49your
- 26:50time
- 26:50today,
- 26:50Sarah.
- 26:51If
- 26:51I
- 26:51may
- 26:51ask
- 26:52you
- 26:52one
- 26:52final
- 26:52question.
- 26:53If
- 26:54you
- 26:54were
- 26:55given
- 26:55the
- 26:56opportunity
- 26:56to
- 26:58speak
- 26:58in
- 26:58front
- 26:59of
- 26:59a
- 26:59bunch
- 27:00of
- 27:01founders
- 27:01right
- 27:02now
- 27:02who
- 27:02were
- 27:03very
- 27:03early
- 27:03on
- 27:04in
- 27:04their
- 27:04journey,
- 27:05I
- 27:05thought
- 27:06I'd
- 27:06ask
- 27:06anyway.
- 27:07What
- 27:08would
- 27:08you
- 27:09tell
- 27:09them
- 27:09to
- 27:10do
- 27:11to
- 27:12make
- 27:12sure
- 27:12that
- 27:12their
- 27:13energy,
- 27:14their
- 27:14time,
- 27:15their
- 27:15money
- 27:17is
- 27:17well
- 27:17spent
- 27:18on
- 27:18their
- 27:18idea?
- 27:19Don't
- 27:19spend
- 27:19money
- 27:20on
- 27:20anything
- 27:22until
- 27:22you've
- 27:22checked
- 27:23your
- 27:23options.
- 27:25What
- 27:25alternatives
- 27:26are
- 27:26out
- 27:26there?
- 27:27I
- 27:28recently
- 27:28worked
- 27:29with
- 27:29another
- 27:29founder
- 27:30and
- 27:30was
- 27:30trying
- 27:31to
- 27:31do
- 27:31everything
- 27:31I
- 27:32could
- 27:32to
- 27:32save
- 27:32her
- 27:32money.
- 27:33And
- 27:33I
- 27:33said
- 27:33don't
- 27:33spend
- 27:33money
- 27:33on
- 27:34this,
- 27:34don't
- 27:34spend
- 27:34money
- 27:34on
- 27:34that,
- 27:34don't
- 27:34spend
- 27:35money
- 27:35on
- 27:35that,
- 27:35don't
- 27:35spend
- 27:35money
- 27:35on
- 27:36that.
- 27:36Do
- 27:36you
- 27:36spend
- 27:37money
- 27:37on
- 27:37some
- 27:37good
- 27:37quality
- 27:37designs?
- 27:38And
- 27:38I'm
- 27:38like,
- 27:39that
- 27:40was
- 27:40the
- 27:40exception
- 27:41because
- 27:41it
- 27:42can
- 27:42help
- 27:42you
- 27:43with
- 27:43those
- 27:43conversations
- 27:44and
- 27:44the
- 27:44hand
- 27:44waving
- 27:46just
- 27:46as
- 27:46much
- 27:46as
- 27:47having
- 27:47a
- 27:47whole
- 27:47product.
- 27:48Don't
- 27:48spend
- 27:48money
- 27:49by
- 27:49default,
- 27:49but
- 27:50every
- 27:50now
- 27:50and
- 27:50then
- 27:50there
- 27:51will
- 27:51be
- 27:51something
- 27:51where
- 27:51you
- 27:51do
- 27:52need
- 27:52to
- 27:52spend
- 27:52money,
- 27:52but
- 27:52spend
- 27:53it
- 27:53carefully
- 27:54and
- 27:54look
- 27:54at
- 27:55your
- 27:55options
- 27:55and
- 27:56ask
- 27:56your
- 27:56network,
- 27:57can
- 27:57you
- 27:57get
- 27:57this
- 27:57stuff
- 27:58for
- 27:58free?
- 27:58If
- 27:58you're
- 27:58in
- 27:59founders
- 27:59as
- 28:00really
- 28:00supportive
- 28:00people,
- 28:01they
- 28:01will
- 28:01answer
- 28:01your
- 28:02questions,
- 28:02they
- 28:02will
- 28:02help
- 28:03you
- 28:03out,
- 28:03they'll
- 28:03always
- 28:04be
- 28:04willing
- 28:04to
- 28:04jump
- 28:04on
- 28:05a
- 28:0520
- 28:05minute
- 28:05chat.
- 28:06So
- 28:06there
- 28:06will
- 28:06be
- 28:07many
- 28:07ways
- 28:07to
- 28:07get
- 28:08things.
- 28:08So
- 28:09go
- 28:09out
- 28:09and
- 28:09ask
- 28:09before
- 28:10you
- 28:10spend
- 28:10any
- 28:10money
- 28:11and
- 28:11then
- 28:11just
- 28:11occasionally
- 28:12do
- 28:12spend
- 28:12it.
- 28:13Okay?
- 28:13So
- 28:14be
- 28:14careful
- 28:14with
- 28:15how
- 28:15you
- 28:15spend
- 28:16your
- 28:16money.
- 28:16Try
- 28:17and
- 28:17find
- 28:18bootstrap
- 28:19solutions
- 28:20to
- 28:20these
- 28:20things
- 28:21and
- 28:21low
- 28:21cost
- 28:21solutions.
- 28:22For
- 28:23people
- 28:23who
- 28:23want
- 28:23to
- 28:24check
- 28:24out
- 28:24Sarah
- 28:25online
- 28:25and
- 28:26Flo
- 28:26and
- 28:27her
- 28:27journey
- 28:28and
- 28:28get
- 28:28to
- 28:28know
- 28:28her.
- 28:29I
- 28:30will
- 28:30pop
- 28:31links
- 28:31into
- 28:31the
- 28:31show
- 28:31notes
- 28:32and
- 28:32to
- 28:32the
- 28:32description
- 28:34and
- 28:35I
- 28:35want
- 28:35to
- 28:36say
- 28:36a
- 28:36massive
- 28:37thank
- 28:37you
- 28:37for
- 28:37your
- 28:37time
- 28:37today,
- 28:38Sarah.
- 28:39I
- 28:39really
- 28:39appreciate
- 28:39it
- 28:40and
- 28:40I
- 28:40hope
- 28:40it's
- 28:40been
- 28:40helpful
- 28:41to
- 28:41everyone
- 28:41listening.