By Larry Chiang<\/p>\n
I watch spy movies.<\/p>\n
Based on my pattern observation and recognition, there are a handful of things secret agents can teach us entrepreneurs.<\/p>\n
-1- Practice memorizing long streams of numbers<\/p>\n
Let’s practice by memorizing phone numbers. Later we can graduate to credit card numbers. Memorization can be taught. Ask Kevin Trudeau. Ask the guy who wrote “Memory Makes Money”. I forget who wrote that book.<\/p>\n
But I do remember my three most recent ex-girlfriends cell numbers<\/p>\n
-2- Momentary Singular Focus<\/p>\n
It does not matter if the entire island is after you… You must quiet yourself and focus or reading a map and stepwise executing something detailed and routine WHILE UNDER MASSIVE PRESSURE.<\/p>\n
As entrepreneurs, we have a million things coming at us. Honing the secret agents ability to be in-the-moment and *FOCUS* is critical to founder success. It is important for us co-founders to avoid pre-mature new business mortality.<\/p>\n
-3- Charming Information from Informants<\/p>\n
Getting information as entrepreneurs is super important.<\/p>\n
I would not go as far as James Bond (panty drop) but would consider Jason Bourne-ing it<\/p>\n
ENGR145’s Anchor Concept: Lemonade and Gua Gua Guacamole<\/p>\n
It moves you to the right on the entrepreneur bell curve<\/p>\n
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