building what customers need
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By Ryan Notz at the Launch48 2009 ConferenceTRANSCRIPT
Building What Customers Need
Ryan NotzFounder, MyBuilder.com
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The existential question
Forget business. What is the point of your life?
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Always leave a place better than it was when you found it.
- my dad
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Who is this guy?
Ryan Notzhuman being
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‘Entrepreneur’ is a frame of mind
Artist, Cook, Teacher, Builder, Website dude
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“Whatever you do may seem insignificant, but it is most important that you do it.”
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Don’t listen to the VCs
This is your life.
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Pick up rubbish
Help an old person cross the street
Tell your mother you love her
Start a business
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If you’re not helping people, you’re wasting your life.
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If your business isn’t helping people, it isn’t a business.
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Always leave a place better than it was when you found it.
Life is short, make the most of it.
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