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The document discusses the power of taking action and execution over ideas alone. It notes that the author founded multiple companies based on ideas, some better than others, but that execution is what determines success. Common excuses for not taking action like a lack of time or resources are dismissed, as the document advocates starting small with available resources and continually recruiting a team, practicing skills, and pitching to customers.

Education

The power
of doing
By Justin Yoshimura
Founder & CEO of 500friends
The Power of Ideas

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I’m truly lucky
Investor in
Founder of

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My career began with a
bold decision
Not a great idea

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Yeah, pretty lucky

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But I’m not all that special.
Really.

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based on another
(bad) idea
I cofounded

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Social rewards
Q2 2010 – q4 2010
[50% of our seed funding]

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Ideas are
A dime a dozen

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It’s all about
execution

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Understand that you should
startAnd keep starting

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Start (and always be)
Pitching
perspective
customers

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Start (and always be)
Practicing
your craft

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Start (and always be)
Recruiting
your team

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Common
excuses:

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I don’t have
time

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I don’t have
resources

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Someone
elseIs doing it

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Well, that’s
kind of dumb

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How much
tv do you
watch?

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Mother teresa
was hardly
flush…

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And Facebook
wasn’t the first
social network

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[In most cases]
It’s not the idea
that counts

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