By Larry Chiang
Mapping is a lost art. Topography was a great exercise. Topography underwater is an even better practice because it’s so difficult. Topography made me realize how valuable someone else’s map is.
Mapping helps entrepreneurship.
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Thomas Knoll (@thomasknoll) |
Starting things is supposed to be scary. The unknown is intimidating. Make maps as you go.
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Larry Chiang (@LarryChiang) |
Shakti Gawain’s my “Treasure Map” mentor #ch2 (#ch5= mentor). its an orgasm of evidence (like homicide but a startup twitter.com/thomasknoll/st…
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Make a treasure map.
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Larry Chiang (@LarryChiang) |
I mapped entrepreneurship out like a submarine map maker #LaurentianCanyons. They’re subroutines!! !! twitter.com/thomasknoll/st…
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Larry Chiang (@LarryChiang) |
Losing 80% of submarines crashing the laurentian canyons would get every admiral fired. #OctoMate pic.twitter.com/NJLLBVTPZ6
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Larry Chiang (@LarryChiang) |
Starting up your FICO score used to be a mystery until #RuleOf1111 (sequel to #RuleOf72) #530Lytton twitter.com/thomasknoll/st…
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Topography applies here at Fashion Week.

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