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Steve PapaSerial / Parallel Tech Entrepreneur
Pulling the String of Innovation
Only the Entrepreneurs are Sane!The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.
Are Entrepreneurs Crazy?The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all progress depends on the unreasonable man. - George Bernard Shaw
“Those crazy entrepreneurs taking risk”
Perseverance, Not Crazy"I'm convinced that about half of what separates the successful entrepreneurs from the non-successful ones is pure perseverance."--Steve Jobs
"Continuous effort--not strength or intelligence--is the key to unlocking our potential."--Winston Churchill
"It's hard to beat a person who never gives up."--Babe Ruth
Inspiration v. InnovationInspiration is an instantaneous idea or framing of a
problem
Innovation is the process of perseverance that has inspiration milestones along the way aka “Pulling the String”
Pulling the StringJourney that includes innovation and ultimately
company building
Pivoting, execution, implementation are all part of the process
Perseverance meets inspiration….
EarlyEndecaString…
Early Akamai String“A server producing bit is not different than a T-1
producing bits”
$2B revenue today
Shoobx“I would not like to be the CEO getting dozens of emails
every quarter from investors asking for information”
Clear Ballot“Why is voting such a mess in the US?”
Parallel Wireless
Parallel Wireless“Future of the small cell is the Macro”
“Moore’s Law makes it so”
State of the art?
Or grad studentproject?
Fostering InnovationExposure to problems creates inspiration
Draw on diverse expertise – thus not so unreasonable
Intellectual curiosity – love the process even more than the destination, mentors can make it contagious, only way to persevere
Thank you
Steve PapaCEO Parallel [email protected]