創(chuàng)業(yè)就是把“不能”變成“能”
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????財(cái)富頭腦風(fēng)暴技術(shù)會(huì)議（Brainstorm Tech Conference，7月22日至24日在科羅拉多州阿斯彭召開(kāi)）定期匯集科技創(chuàng)新領(lǐng)域最優(yōu)秀和最聰明的頭腦。《財(cái)富》雜志（Fortune）每周都會(huì)采訪一位與會(huì)者，讓他或她分享各自對(duì)商業(yè)、技術(shù)和創(chuàng)業(yè)的真知灼見(jiàn)。本周，我們邀請(qǐng)眾籌平臺(tái)Indiegogo公司聯(lián)合創(chuàng)始人達(dá)妮?林格爾曼回答10個(gè)問(wèn)題，內(nèi)容涉及工作之外的生活、她最欽佩的公司，以及她給予年輕創(chuàng)業(yè)者的專(zhuān)業(yè)意見(jiàn)。以下是采訪實(shí)錄： ????你曾經(jīng)得到的最佳建議是什么？ ????我得到的最佳建議來(lái)自我的父親。他說(shuō)：“這個(gè)世界有說(shuō)‘不能’的習(xí)慣。它有大量的慣性，不喜歡改變。但作為一位創(chuàng)業(yè)者，你的工作就是不停地說(shuō)‘能’。” ????這個(gè)建議之所以神奇，是因?yàn)樗娴淖屛覟閯?chuàng)業(yè)做好了充分準(zhǔn)備，讓我懂得創(chuàng)業(yè)是一段在“不能”和“能”之間不斷顛簸，猶如過(guò)山車(chē)一般的旅程。所以，每當(dāng)我遭遇“不能”，或者什么地方出錯(cuò)的時(shí)候，我只是謹(jǐn)記，這是世界在說(shuō)“不能”。這條金玉良言總能夠阻止我中斷前行的腳步，幫助我重新關(guān)注可以重回正軌的下一步。 ????許多年輕人即將踏入嚴(yán)峻的就業(yè)市場(chǎng)，你對(duì)他們有什么話說(shuō)？ ????按我媽媽一直以來(lái)教我要做的事情，那就是，遵從、同時(shí)密切留意自己的稟性，以確定自己的優(yōu)勢(shì)和擅長(zhǎng)的工作。然后，著重闡明你喜歡跟什么類(lèi)型的人共事，你喜歡解決什么類(lèi)型的問(wèn)題。先做好這些事情，然后出去尋找與之匹配的工作。試著挑一份工作，然后再看自己是否真的喜歡，這是一種效率特別低下的求職方式。一個(gè)人的職業(yè)生涯絕對(duì)不是一條直線。它是不穩(wěn)定的，但如果你與自己的稟性保持聯(lián)系，它理應(yīng)是一個(gè)不可分割的整體，這樣的職業(yè)生涯才有意義。唯有如此，我們才不會(huì)痛苦地與自己的內(nèi)心搏斗。 ????假如你不從事目前這份工作，你會(huì)干什么？ ????我不知道。要是我有答案的話，我就不會(huì)從事目前的工作了。我非常熱愛(ài)Indiegogo。我愛(ài)我們給予每個(gè)人一個(gè)平等的機(jī)會(huì)，從不做評(píng)判。我愛(ài)我們正在向世界證明，籌資活動(dòng)并不需要看門(mén)人，而且可以實(shí)現(xiàn)終極公平。 ????你錯(cuò)失的最大機(jī)會(huì)是什么？ ????如果真有的話，我已經(jīng)忘記了。我的腦子里可沒(méi)有空間去記這些事情。現(xiàn)在擺放在我們面前的這一刻就是我們擁有的全部財(cái)富。只要睜大眼睛，你就將發(fā)現(xiàn)，機(jī)遇無(wú)處不在。 |
????Fortune's Brainstorm Tech Conference (July 22-24 in Aspen, Colo.) regularly brings together the best and brightest minds in tech innovation. Each week, Fortune turns the spotlight on a different conference attendee to offer his or her own personal insight into business, tech, and entrepreneurship. This week, we asked Indiegogo co-founder Danae Ringelmann to answer 10 questions about life outside of work, the company she admires most, and industry advice for young entrepreneurs. Her responses follow. ????What is the best advice you ever received? ????The best advice I ever received came from my father who said, "The world has a way of saying 'no.' It has a ton of inertia and it doesn't like change, but it's your job as an entrepreneur to keep saying 'yes.'" ????This advice was amazing was because it really prepared me for entrepreneurship which is a rollercoaster of "no's" and "yes's," so every time I hit a "no" or anything went wrong, I just remembered that it was the world saying "no." It always stopped me from getting phased and helped me to refocus on what the next step was to get us back on track. ????What would you say to a group of young people looking to enter the tough job market? ????Do what my mother always told me, which is to follow and pay close attention to your nature in order to identify your strengths and what you're good at. Then, focus on articulating what types of people you like to work with and what types of problems you like to solve. Do those first and then go out to see which jobs match. Trying to pick a job and then seeing if you actually like it is much less efficient. Your career is definitely not a straight line. It's very fluid, but if you keep in touch with your nature, it should feel organic and it will make sense. You won't be fighting yourself. ????What would you do if you weren't working at your current job? ????I don't know. If I had an answer to that, I wouldn't be at my current job. I love Indiegogo. I love that we give everyone an equal opportunity and don't judge. I love that we're proving to the world that finance doesn't need gatekeepers and can be fair once and for all. ????What was your biggest missed opportunity? ????If there was one, I've forgotten it. There's no room in my mind to [waste] remembering it. All you have is the moment in front of you now. You need to open your eyes to see that opportunities are everywhere. |
