Nathaniel Eliason CMU First Lecture

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CMU First Lectures Nathaniel ELiason | 2/23/15


Here & Not Here


get out of the bubble



& Do Cool Sh*t


programming for marketers

1: Set Big Goals



set big goals

1: Set Big Goals


The goal: 5 preorders, for $500, from a

sample of 500

1: Set Big Goals


why are big goals imporant?

1: Set Big Goals


1. we underestimate our abilities

1: Set Big Goals


“Parkinson’s law”

1: Set Big Goals


2. it’s hard to totally fail

1: Set Big Goals


so what happened?

1: Set Big Goals


The goal: 5 preorders, for $500, from a

sample of 500

1: Set Big Goals


The goal: 5 preorders, for $500

10 preorders for $250 from a sample of 500

1: Set Big Goals


applying it at cmu

1: Set Big Goals


“get a 4.0”

“get a good X, Y, Z internship”

1: Set Big Goals


big?

1: Set Big Goals


big?

nope

1: Set Big Goals


Let’s do better

1: Set Big Goals


Be the first CMU student to get a full-time offer from JP Morgan M&A in NYC

receive inbound hiring offers from top silicon valley startups to lead their development team

1: Set Big Goals




1: Set Big Goals




Publish a NYT best selling novel by senior year

1: Set Big Goals




Publish a NYT best selling novel by senior year

Start a company and receive venture funding before being able to legally buy a drink

1: Set Big Goals


over $10,000 per month

1: Set Big Goals


over $10,000 per month Something I love

1: Set Big Goals



location independent

1: Set Big Goals



location independent by june

1: Set Big Goals


what’s yours?

1: Set Big Goals

bit.ly/NatsFirstLecture @nateliason2: Diversify

fasting, coding, and djing

bit.ly/NatsFirstLecture @nateliason2: Diversify

fasting, coding, and djing

why you need to diversify


djing, writing, speaking, & more

2: Diversify


at cmu

2: Diversify


Get a high GPA

Do a lot of extracurriculars

Take difficult classes

Polish your resume

Go to career fairs

Apply to tons of companies on tartantrak

2: Diversify


good developer?

2: Diversify


good designer?

2: Diversify

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Fratboxes

bit.ly/NatsFirstLecture @nateliason3: Have Fun

Fratboxes Have fun with it


“What do you do” vs

“what do you do for fun?”

3: Have Fun



3: Have Fun


At cmu

3: Have Fun


“I’ll do this for two years, then get the job I want.”

3: Have Fun



“Well I know my job will be unfulfilling, so I need to look for happiness elsewhere”

3: Have Fun



“Well I know my job will be unfulfilling, so I need to look for happiness elsewhere”

“I’m passionate about Y, but I can’t make money in it so I’ll do X”

3: Have Fun


“you’re going to have to do things you don’t want to do”

3: Have Fun


self justification &cognitive dissonance

3: Have Fun


No one is entitled to your work, to your time, to your happiness, or to your life.

Don't place a four year bet that what you're doing will lead to happiness and fulfilling work later.

Find that satisfaction now.

3: Have Fun





3: Have Fun





3: Have Fun





& Do Cool Sh*t


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3: Have Fun

Education

Nathaniel Eliason CMU First Lecture