I attended a webinar recently, which was hosted by Tim Erway, CEO of Magnetic Sponsoring and something he said there stuck very much with me. It was a quote from the greatest scientist and man ever lived, Albert Einstein.
“Try not to be a man of success but rather a man of value”
I thought how true this quote is…
What separates real solid entrepreneurs from the rest of the pack is not their ability to solve problems or make big money but it is their ability to find innovative ways to make meaning. They are the ones that add value to their clients, customers or users by not descending down to mediocrity.
What do Mark Zuckerburg, Pete Cashmore and Jake Nickell have in common? They are young, wealthy and have all added great value to millions of people’s lives. Zuckerburg’s facebook social hub with over 350 million people to connect with each other and share. Pete Cashmere’s vision was to give people the greatest and latest in web 2.0 and social media news. He succeeded and now his site, Mashable, is the leading source for everything social media and is pulling in millions. Jake Nickell was an artist/programmer that wanted to give artists an opportunity to showcase their art and gain recognition. That idea turned into Threadless.com. A crowd sourcing website that allows T-shirt designers to have their work voted on and bought by the Threadless community. Jake has changed the lives of thousands of designers while making millions out of his passion. Basically it pays to build value.
What do you think?
Paul Kusemiju 