Some key points from the lecture that inspired me to become an entrepreneur

Marina Shumaieva
2 min readJan 18, 2018

About two years ago I and Alex where attending one event that changed our lives. Of cause nothing would happen if we weren`t doing anything, but, anyway, sometimes there is such a moment when you understand that “this is it” and all the circumstances turn in a way that you should just go ahead and don`t look ahead.

I want to share some thoughts and key points from that lecture that inspired me and kept me wake in the morning to do my business.

1) Don`t make a startup if you don`t love it. You will motive yourself by yourself. Only you. You need to have power inside of you.
2) Passion has to be first. Money must be on the second plan. You should do your project for passion, you should believe in it. Only then money can come on the first position.
3) You should every time motivate yourself. You should be self-motivated. Only you can motivate yourself.
4) Don`t ever make decisions along. You have people in your life. You need feedback from somebody who understands.
5) Leave your regales’ at home. Don` t focus on being a CEO, focus on being a great man. Focus to be phenomenal business man.
6) Why are you doing this? You should have logical and motional reason.
Login reason should keep you grounded. And motional reason gives you motivation.
7) Paradox of planning: Planning is for certainty, planning is for uncertainty.
I can`t plan, because things are uncertain. You should understand that planning is for uncertainty.

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Marina Shumaieva

Tech evangelist, speaker, entrepreneur | Product Manager@Google | Co-founder& CTO@CruiseBe