The document discusses strategies for maximizing purpose over minimizing strategies. It notes numbers associated with potential, actual outcomes, and typical career paths. Several companies are described that initially launched as one thing but became something else, such as Facebook beginning as a college networking site. It advocates having a sense of purpose, being open to opportunities, having a drive to succeed, tolerance for risk, and comfort with uncertainty rather than over-planning your life or career.
27. Pyra Labs
? Founded in 1999
? Launched as a project management tool for
organizing contacts and to-do lists
? Became:
28. Pyra Labs
? Founded in 1999
? Launched as a project management tool for
organizing contacts and to-do lists
? Became:
29. eUniverse
? Founded in 2002
? Launched as a knock off of popular social
networking site, Friendster
? Became:
30. eUniverse
? Founded in 2002
? Launched as a knock off of popular social
networking site, Friendster
? Became:
31. Backrub
? Founded in 1996
? Stanford research project exploring the
relationship between inbound links as a
measure of relevance/authority
? Became:
32. Backrub
? Founded in 1996
? Stanford research project exploring the
relationship between inbound links as a
measure of relevance/authority
? Became:
33. Ludicorp
? Founded in 2003
? Launched as a web-based multiplayer game
called Game Never Ending
? Became:
34. Ludicorp
? Founded in 2003
? Launched as a web-based multiplayer game
called Game Never Ending
? Became:
35. ioSpace
? Founded in 2005
? Launched as a consulting ?rm with one
client, Crafster
? Became:
36. ioSpace
? Founded in 2005
? Launched as a consulting ?rm with one
client, Crafster
? Became:
37. Odeo
? Founded in 2005
? Launched as series of tools and directory
for podcasts
? Became:
38. Odeo
? Founded in 2005
? Launched as series of tools and directory
for podcasts
? Became:
39. Jerry¡¯s Guide to the
World Wide Web
? Founded in 1996
? Launched as a hand selected list of links to
new and interesting web content
? Became:
40. Jerry¡¯s Guide to the
World Wide Web
? Founded in 1996
? Launched as a hand selected list of links to
new and interesting web content
? Became: