Guy Kawasaki, Anne Wojcicki, and Cory Booker discuss what it takes to build something that matters. They argue for putting people before profit and explain why the best entrepreneurs are driven by meaning, not just money.
The core, the essence of entrepreneurship is about making meaning. Those companies that are fundamentally founded to change the world, to make the world a better place to make meaning, are the companies that make a difference.
The idea of a company that has a social mission, first and foremost.
We're all moving towards a much, much faster cadence in terms of instant gratification from whatever we do, whether it's in or politics. But building things that have a big impact on the world take time.
How do we make sure every kid can reach that grade level in third grade? How do you make sure every kid is in a high quality preschool? How do we make sure that police community relationships are okay? I'm worried that we'll spend all our time and all our energy and all our smart on profit, but really forgetting about people.
We can crowdsource the world's largest study and empower each of us with our information like let the people rise. We really can topple a 3 trillion doll industry.
What do we care about? What is this for? Am I willing to value something else besides money?