Technology companies like Apple, Microsoft, Amazon, and Google now shape the world more than governments or religion. The speaker argues that to create massive impact, teams need to have fun doing it. Building for money alone won't work; fun-driven purpose is what sustains both people and change.
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Really, it's pretty simple. We have a chance to like. And this sounds crazy, and I don't say this lightly, and I haven't really said this in public, but I really believe we can improve life for everyone on the planet. If you look at companies like Apple and Microsoft and Amazon and Google, it's like they've done this for billions of people around the world. We live in a day and age where that's possible. Twenty years ago, it wasn't possible. It was government, religion, politics which ruled the globe. And now it's technology, right? Like Internet, computer, Bitcoin, Ethereum. So, but the second part, that's 50%. The second part is we want to have a blast while doing it. This is so, so, so key to our vision and so key to, like, our culture. At Alchemy, I didn't get to talk about it a lot, but I think this is actually the most important lesson. If you take nothing else away, if you have a blast, you're going to love doing it and you'll persevere through anything. If you don't, if you're doing it for the money, I promise you there are way easier ways to make money than then go start a company. If you want to have a lot of fun and really a big impact on the world, this is one of the best ways you can do it.