Wow the youth of today is so lucky to have this content (and words of affirmation for some) accessible and free. Will be referencing this video anytime someone tries to shove their pencil pushing job on me while I’m earning less for now but creating and building for a better tomorrow. Thank you Garry Tan!
I'm feeling like the happiest person in the world since I got to know and also Invested started investing my bitcoins with Mr Gary's mining pool, he's really been helping me take care of myself and my kids.
2:11-3:28 is the biggest gem of the whole video, once you understand that creating value (building) is far better than signaling value (credentials) opportunities are limitless. It's just a matter of getting started, no matter how small
One of the main obstacles to my success has been dogma. Like Steve Jobs said, “Don’t live with the results of other people’s thinking.” It’s something I have had to fight constantly for by surrounding myself with like minded entrepreneurs. This channel is incredible, I can feel the Valley vibes already :).
I am Frontend Web Developer . I have been learning it for about 7 months and I have been applying for frontend jobs for a while now but I haven't been lucky. Taking Garry's advice I will continue learning and now I'll move on to the backend to become a full stack. Thanks for your advice Garry.
Garry, this might go unnoticed , but I really got shivers and got hooked at 9:25 where you look at the audience, have a more direct and intense tone which makes it so great because it feels sincere. Guessing this is the sort of feedback a creator wants to get.
Learning about yourself - first question in the row should be: who/what am I? Know thyself. Not in ego sense, but in being/essence sense. 🌸 All other questions are spot on!
2 years ago this advice revalidated what I always wanted and changed my life... for 8 years I was watching, watching, watching and afraid to leave my coporate career... I quit, start from scratch to learn code, asked my friends to join, now we are building company, we have lunched, and lunched again... and moving towards my goals one step at the time... Thank you garry for this ❤❤❤❤
Hi Gary, we met during ASES Summit '17 at Stanford and at the end of the summit, your quote was the biggest learning for me "Either you're learning or earning, if both, that's the best, if neither, you need to move to another opportunity"!! Glad to see this learning and knowledge is being democratized and a lot of youth are benefitting from your insights :)
Right! What a wonderful place would it be if people actually do what they're passionate about. What would you have done if you've seen this video before?
@@garrytan9352 I’ve gotta crazy idea I’ve been working on for 5 years, if you believe someone can build a revolutionary company- group without having spending single cent, Wanna here more?
Garry, I cannot tell you how happy I feel when I listen to your videos. Quite a value addition for listeners. I love how you breakdown concepts into good structures
One of my favorite vids yet. Sounds like I left my first startup a bit too late, but I did learn a LOT for most of it. Without that learning (and suffering) I don't think I would have been kicked in the butt the same way to start my own business that actually worked. You live, you learn!!
my skills from your questions 1.engineering 2.startup building/connected to passions helping making a impact 3.making money while enjoing it 4.helping/make impact 5,value investing 6. cryptocurrency 7.ufos 8.blockchaingaming 9.nfts 10.spirituality 11,getting things done quick
I feel so grateful to have access to these great content from successful founders like Garry Tan, Justin Kan every week. All the best to you @Garry Tan.
As somebody who genuinely loves learning and went down a finance/economics/investing rabbit hole last year and can't stop, this is channel is absolutely amazing! Keep it up :)
Garry first of all super quality content, inspiring! I'd also like to add on the "Neither learning, nor earning" part, can happen to many founders/entrepreneurs too! (myself included). Especially when yes, your startup has an existing customer base, however growth is either slow or limited. Founders often can find themselves buried in non-stop routine work (customer service/ accounting/ marketing/ R&D, etc.) and often having a small team, you're stuck in the loop of not having time to learn better methods, as well as limited income growth.
Great life and business experiences! I wish I had seen this video 20 years ago. Many of the experiences you shared I can absolutely relate with except I was missing the earn + learn combination. Thanks for the great stories and insights!
All the theories on happiness you shared are practically correct but not from first principle. The reason happiness comes from "discipline" is because happiness is merely the opposite emotion to frustration and sadness (which you will inevitably experience forcing yourself to learn something). Happiness only exists after you've done something difficult because it is not an absolute emotion but a relative one: you're happy for a period of time because you were frustrated for a period of time and vise versa. On a macro scale, it's always cycles of trying and trying (frustrated) -> succeeding (happy) -> feeling empty -> finding a new challenge to get frustrated about all over again. This also applies to the concept of "living" and "working". the concept of "living" only exists relative to "working". And in general, people associate working to be the generally frustrating experience and living to be the emotions opposite to frustration. The more frustrating it is at work, the more one would cherish "living" and resent "working". On the contrary, if you "love your work" you treat it more like living, and you blur the lines between living and working because to you, working is part of living. In the end, all this is saying is that living comfortably gives the same emotional sum as living a challenging one but has a much smaller amplitude (less ups and downs). However, the ultimate difference is that living a comfortable life results in less net change exerted onto the world. And remember, emotions don't stay, they will always balance with its relative emotion. But the changes you make to the world does. So always choose a challenging life, not a comfortable one. And always remember: creating frustration for yourself is the exact same thing as creating happiness, vise versa.
I happened to have a reflection about what you mean you love your work. True love is "tested" whether you can endure long hours but also willing to find time to get back on it naturally when difficulties happen especially when no one seems to have passion like you do. "Can you spend the 10,000 hours to become great?" is a good test indeed.
This reminds me of what Steve Jobs shared, “ Always hungry, always foolish” and to have that drive/obsession on what one believes for themselves, not moved by noises that don’t add values. Great content! 🙏🏽
What I appreciated most about this video is the underlying theme of initiative, which translates into being bold enough to start learning and prioritize it over simply earning-being brave enough to make those cold calls and reach out to strangers. Although it's scary, I've seen the most success when I've acted in such a manner, and it's a quality of some of the most successful people I know. Thanks for a great video.
Thank you so much Garry for sharing your experience and wisdom. I stumbled upon your channel by accident and it's made my week. Needless to say I took notes as you spoke and got an inspiration to start up something. Thanks for being that catalyst.
This is essential advice not just for people in their jobs, but for entrepreneurs as well. I think about the years NASA existed before their first successful launch. It's nearly impossible to tackle a problem while anticipating everything before going in. It takes a necessary amount of assessment, evaluation and reflection to solve life's hardest challenges. Anything worth doing is hard!
I love the gradebook software thing. My first programs were to help my FFA advisor manage our fruit-sale fundraisers and for us to practice test-based competitions. Now I'm a Software Engineer at Amazon looking to start a company of my own.
I really needed to watch this video. I spent the past 4 years learning and building up some extremely valuable skills. Now I feel ready to make the leap and join something early stage and build it from 0 to 1. As someone going through the process of finding my next adventure, I find this series of videos extremely valuable and thought provoking. Thank you Garry!
When you're young and first starting out, you can learn from any job even if it's considered "bs". There are still a lot of smart people to learn and teach you about any industry. It's also ok for people to work average, everyday jobs that still contribute to society and pay the bills to support their family and lifestyle. That being said, most jobs can be mastered within 2-3 years in my opinion and learning new things may require a job or career change.
Thanks for the video, I just start started learning visual programming some weeks back and I'm close to building something that might be of value with some hard work. Yes, learning always enriches one.
fro knows photo in the house! You are the very first photographer i learned photography with through youtube. first video i watched was the Hermit the frog one years back!
Hi Garry, may God Bless you for all these videos, Your content, production quality, the script, your camera, colour correction, the list won't end. I am on my own personal journey about being at a YC backed startup / UA-camr and your videos are always a boost of eneergy and inspiration for me! Take care man
Thanks Garry, I have a 100+ k job in a big corporation and it's exactly how've described it: hamster wheel. Have you tried setting up your own start-up while raising kids? I did, and I can tell you this is another level as compared to what you're describing (unless you want to "abandon" your children and not get involved at all). In the end it's a trade-off: safety of my family vs. building your own future as a company owner.
I’m a one man IT department for my clients and I love it. I learn, it’s fun for me and I earn. 👍🏼 Love your videos thanks! There’s also a shortage of good network engineers / “IT people” if you are interested follow UA-camrs and learn learn learn!
I'm a PLC programmer. Been bugging the EE & MachE boys to teach me the skills to build rigs. I used update docs for a small manufactoring company while I was in college. I got paid minimum wage. Best thing I ever did was bug the EE guy to teach me how to program PLCs. We used to elope a lot. He'd take me out to the factory floor and teach me as much as he can. Long story short, don't be afraid to bug people in your workplace. Ask you manager how the business is going, what the targets are and how he plans to meet them, etc.
Earning a lot of money with ''no credentials'' only works in the US and a few other countries. Not in Europe - in my country and a lot others you actually NEED credentials, official diplomas/certifications. This is required by law in order to get hired or become a freelancer in ANY area of activity, not only in web/app development. It doesn't matter how good you are if you don't have the required credentials - no employer would risk breaking the law by hiring you. Let me give you another example - if I suddenly get thousands of subscribers on my UA-cam channel and start montizing my content, I also have to earn some kind of credential in order to legally register as a freelancer. It may sound absurd but that's the way it is.
Absolutely on point, as always Garry.. Your content is so relevant for most of us..In life's rat race where a lot of our lives are on autopilot, your thought provoking perspectives on steps to live life with a purpose are absolute gold dust.. Kudos man, keep up the amazing work 👍
I see you reply so I wanted to reach out. My name is Benjamin and I’m from Philadelphia. Right now the kids are shooting each other and are dying at a alarming rate. If anything you can do to help please look into it. They need schools or something to do with their time. Thanks for your time.
Garry, your content just resonates with me immensely, you convey information that I wish I had from people in my life. Although, I believe you need nothing outside of yourself to become successful, as long as you align yourself, the information, the lessons they will come to you. Garry, you don't know this yet but you are basically my CEO coach right now, and you are apart of my journey. Thank you!
11:58 >If you are not learning, yout don't have a way to earn equity or even a good salary AND ESPECIALLY IF IT'S NOT FUN OR MEANINGFUL FOR YOU, you gotta quit. This just gave me a huge relief that I left my previous job.
Do the work and instill self-discipline or persistently eat the frog is the best advice I ever internalized... cold-calling is the greatest teacher of this.
How do you know if what you are learning is actually valuable? For example - do you have a take on MBB? MBB outta undergrad seems like it teaches you a lot “organization, prioritization, communication, analytical skills, etc” but sometimes it feels very nebulous and the skills are not directly useful to actually building a startup.
Funny thing is we have an annual Holiday celebration for all of my students (Govcon Giants) that we call, Earn or Learn. We just had this event last Tuesday. It is always a great time. I love hearing all the feedback for how they did this year.
I am a musician for 20years. I pressure myself when thinking about learning new things i wont be as good as a my musician side....i am struggling with this. Big time. Thank you for this video.
Thank you, Garry! I have been in a sad mood about my position for a long time. Previously I thought I lost interest in tech or felt too tired to be happy. I have tried all possible solutions I can think of to change that. Your video is a light for me to understand what I really like and want to do in the future. I LIKE CODING and I am just too tired of not learning!
It’s scary to quit the main job and really put the whole spotlight on the previous side hustle labor of love, especially in medicine. But in another way, it’s scary not to... Even in a field that is set up to oppose change, your points still apply!
Amazing content. As a college student, where it seems like everyone around me wants to get a finance job and live a comfortable life, the hedonic treadmill theory really resonates.
Thanks Garry for your sharing...For a guy who can spend all of his off-work hours on favor security analysis stuff and thinking about how to switch and build new career, your advice is really great and helpful. Wish I found your channel earlier. Appreciate your sharing! I am your new subscriber, all the way from South East Asia!
Hey Great videos ! I feel like strucked by lightning and punched hard in the face after watched your video. I've been a coder for years, and my last recent journey was a builder, and what I built make an impact to the company into extensive growth and make revenue of million dollar sales. It was great learning, like 10,000 hours of doing it over. It has been five years now since then, I am in the top of position as Head of Software Engineer of small teams, but I am like running in a hedony treadmill like whats you've mentioned. I am earning decent money but I do not learn anymore as much as the initial stage. And by watching your video, I realized where I missed the thrift of building something out and see how the impact happened. And so happen I am now in middle of considering to make a jump and quit my job. Apparently the upcoming job where I will consider, is one of the startup backed by YC 😉 Really hope one day I could work with you and learn tons of things from you. Love to see more like this !!
I discovered David Graeber first through his viral Strike article on bullshit jobs and his ideas are amazing. I only found out he was part of the Occupy movement in America after his passing last year. His ideas will live on!
Garry, I have a question: What if you work on society design or education, and not in tech? Obviously we need more elements of society than just businesses or start-ups to make the changes socially and ecologically we need to thrive individually and as a species. How can we channel more capital and resources to people changing society not through products, but through movements, education, etc?
Great video Garry! I have found it very inspiring. Love the quote from Tim Cook : "my journey was unpredictable. My advice is to be prepared" it really resonates with the uncertain times we live today
I agree 100%. As we move into the future I would also like to add you can either add to the algorithm/create value or be a consumer. Keep moving forward and give 100% of your soul to build and earn in this life to something you have a deep desire for. Remember nobody has life figured out, but what they do have is years of wisdom and personal experience that can help you along your journey. Peace and much love yal
Good morning from Asturias (Spain). We just found you a couple a weeks ago looking for financial independence...and we found you. Great videos and great spich... we are learning a lot from you. Thank you.
I've put a ton of important quotes and lessons on my whole sheet pad just straight out from this video and I have to say thank you for the wisdom that you're bringing! You're shedding the light for what seems to be the future of companies where they'll start from scratch as well. I am an aspiring startup founder too though I'm still a teen haha and knowing that it won't be easy, but your content brings so much impact to where I want to delegate my future moves. Thank you, Garry!
UA-cam algorithm recommended your video to me abs I am so happy. I am watching all your videos with my daughter who is an aspiring engineer. While she has not decided her engineering stream yet, she is getting clarity with such videos. Thanks for sharing your thoughts.
step 1 : "find what you enjoy doing" ok i wish it was that easy. personally, i have adapted mantra that the better i get at something the more i will like it which has been true. for most people "finding what you enjoy" is not so simple.
I can see both a sense gratification and fulfillment in the things you speak of. While you are learning and earning, you are also giving an unbelievable amount of value per your experience. I am only now beginning to open up my mind and grasp the potential of these concepts. I appreciate it and I know many others do as well. Thank you, Garry!!!
Wow really like your videos! The content is excellent and paired with great lighting, fantastic audio and quality camera/lens work. Its really nice how you explain things in a really concise way, easy to understand and a soothing reassuring voice! Keep up the good work!!
Very similar content to naval but I like it. Fund a startup that will pay (smart students in college) to dropout and learn coding/design. Like lambda but a larger scale. It might not be the most scalable/profitable/high margin, but it will be one of the most impactful in terms of intellectual capital.
Your video has helped me soo much. Im about to drop out of college to focus on my own start up. Since I’ve made that decision I’ve already had the opportunity to work with another college student on his start up so that’s a great sign. I felt stuck in college and I was doing something I didn’t want to do but only to please others/family. I wasn’t learning or earning; I was just there And I think it’s time to move on now. 😊
Good advice Garry. Thanks for sharing your story too. And also to be excellent in any endeavor, one need to take crazy risks that others don't wanna go and work your socks off mastering those skill.
I'm trapped earning money....I know it and its hard to break the cycle. I'm not learning at my job either, but I make good $$$. I'm not truly happy. I'm trying some other things that I really enjoy and looking for ways to earn. Glad I found your channel bro. Appreciate your content!! :)
I love the quality of the content on this channel. Garry Tan does 👏 not 👏 miss 👏!!!
Thanks so much, Nik!
Both of you have been my backbone of valuable knowledge while starting my brand! Thank you both!
Agreed 100%! Freaking love his contents.
We are waiting for your own youtube channel nik!
100%
Wow the youth of today is so lucky to have this content (and words of affirmation for some) accessible and free.
Will be referencing this video anytime someone tries to shove their pencil pushing job on me while I’m earning less for now but creating and building for a better tomorrow. Thank you Garry Tan!
Thank you Anne Marie!!! 🙏
Your channel is the best!
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most of the youth is busy watching TikTok lol. But all it takes is that one person with a plan to change the world
“For me, I feel like I need to be learning something, otherwise I’m dying.” -- great quote.
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I'm feeling like the happiest person in the world since I got to know and also Invested started investing my bitcoins with Mr Gary's mining pool, he's really been helping me take care of myself and my kids.
2:11-3:28 is the biggest gem of the whole video, once you understand that creating value (building) is far better than signaling value (credentials) opportunities are limitless. It's just a matter of getting started, no matter how small
As a 30 year public servant in New York City. I decided to take the Early retirement and start my own startup. Thank you for your content.
Wonderful!
Wow. That's great, Theresa! How are your plans going so far?
Good luck
Congrats and good luck.
Good luck!
One of the main obstacles to my success has been dogma. Like Steve Jobs said, “Don’t live with the results of other people’s thinking.” It’s something I have had to fight constantly for by surrounding myself with like minded entrepreneurs. This channel is incredible, I can feel the Valley vibes already :).
2010s: Top VCs start blogging
2020s: Top VCs start vlogging
The times are changin'
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I am Frontend Web Developer . I have been learning it for about 7 months and I have been applying for frontend jobs for a while now but I haven't been lucky. Taking Garry's advice I will continue learning and now I'll move on to the backend to become a full stack. Thanks for your advice Garry.
Garry, this might go unnoticed , but I really got shivers and got hooked at 9:25 where you look at the audience, have a more direct and intense tone which makes it so great because it feels sincere.
Guessing this is the sort of feedback a creator wants to get.
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This channel is a gold mine and people are ignoring it.
FOR REAL , FOR REAL
Your content is inspiring .
Learning about yourself - first question in the row should be: who/what am I? Know thyself. Not in ego sense, but in being/essence sense. 🌸 All other questions are spot on!
Oh that is a good point. Meditation is wonderful for “noticing yourself”
2 years ago this advice revalidated what I always wanted and changed my life... for 8 years I was watching, watching, watching and afraid to leave my coporate career...
I quit, start from scratch to learn code, asked my friends to join, now we are building company, we have lunched, and lunched again... and moving towards my goals one step at the time...
Thank you garry for this ❤❤❤❤
This channel clicks for me. Everything about it. The mood, the vibe, the content and the whole purpose. Everthing!
“You are not busy being born, you are busy dying”. The day we stop learning is the day we died, we must study and reinvent ourselves relentlessly.
While learning < earning:
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Hi Gary, we met during ASES Summit '17 at Stanford and at the end of the summit, your quote was the biggest learning for me "Either you're learning or earning, if both, that's the best, if neither, you need to move to another opportunity"!!
Glad to see this learning and knowledge is being democratized and a lot of youth are benefitting from your insights :)
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Among all the channels of entrepreneurs, you are simply a breath of fresh air, simplicity, modesty and so much value. Thanks
Fantastic advice! Every student is so lucky to have access to these videos now - wish that was the case for my friends and I!
Never too late to start.
Right! What a wonderful place would it be if people actually do what they're passionate about. What would you have done if you've seen this video before?
@@garrytan9352 I’ve gotta crazy idea I’ve been working on for 5 years, if you believe someone can build a revolutionary company- group without having spending single cent,
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It's not too late Luba 🤗
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Great stuff Gary - Inspiring. Also, that light/camera setup is 🔥
🙏🙏🙏 Jason and team are the best though
Garry, I cannot tell you how happy I feel when I listen to your videos. Quite a value addition for listeners. I love how you breakdown concepts into good structures
Wow, thank you
Gary’s USP is authenticity. I find his content really compelling and not patronising like other creators that have achieved success.
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One of my favorite vids yet. Sounds like I left my first startup a bit too late, but I did learn a LOT for most of it. Without that learning (and suffering) I don't think I would have been kicked in the butt the same way to start my own business that actually worked. You live, you learn!!
"Be fanatical enough to keep going." Do what you're passionate about, makes life better long term.
Awesome video, Garry!
my skills from your questions 1.engineering 2.startup building/connected to passions helping making a impact
3.making money while enjoing it 4.helping/make impact 5,value investing 6. cryptocurrency 7.ufos
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"If you don't learn and you don't love it, you might have to leave, once you earn enough to take the leap."
I feel so grateful to have access to these great content from successful founders like Garry Tan, Justin Kan every week. All the best to you @Garry Tan.
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As somebody who genuinely loves learning and went down a finance/economics/investing rabbit hole last year and can't stop, this is channel is absolutely amazing! Keep it up :)
This is my fav UA-cam Channel. Period.
Garry first of all super quality content, inspiring!
I'd also like to add on the "Neither learning, nor earning" part, can happen to many founders/entrepreneurs too! (myself included). Especially when yes, your startup has an existing customer base, however growth is either slow or limited. Founders often can find themselves buried in non-stop routine work (customer service/ accounting/ marketing/ R&D, etc.) and often having a small team, you're stuck in the loop of not having time to learn better methods, as well as limited income growth.
Great life and business experiences! I wish I had seen this video 20 years ago. Many of the experiences you shared I can absolutely relate with except I was missing the earn + learn combination.
Thanks for the great stories and insights!
All the theories on happiness you shared are practically correct but not from first principle. The reason happiness comes from "discipline" is because happiness is merely the opposite emotion to frustration and sadness (which you will inevitably experience forcing yourself to learn something). Happiness only exists after you've done something difficult because it is not an absolute emotion but a relative one: you're happy for a period of time because you were frustrated for a period of time and vise versa. On a macro scale, it's always cycles of trying and trying (frustrated) -> succeeding (happy) -> feeling empty -> finding a new challenge to get frustrated about all over again.
This also applies to the concept of "living" and "working". the concept of "living" only exists relative to "working". And in general, people associate working to be the generally frustrating experience and living to be the emotions opposite to frustration. The more frustrating it is at work, the more one would cherish "living" and resent "working". On the contrary, if you "love your work" you treat it more like living, and you blur the lines between living and working because to you, working is part of living.
In the end, all this is saying is that living comfortably gives the same emotional sum as living a challenging one but has a much smaller amplitude (less ups and downs). However, the ultimate difference is that living a comfortable life results in less net change exerted onto the world. And remember, emotions don't stay, they will always balance with its relative emotion. But the changes you make to the world does. So always choose a challenging life, not a comfortable one. And always remember: creating frustration for yourself is the exact same thing as creating happiness, vise versa.
I happened to have a reflection about what you mean you love your work. True love is "tested" whether you can endure long hours but also willing to find time to get back on it naturally when difficulties happen especially when no one seems to have passion like you do. "Can you spend the 10,000 hours to become great?" is a good test indeed.
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This reminds me of what Steve Jobs shared, “ Always hungry, always foolish” and to have that drive/obsession on what one believes for themselves, not moved by noises that don’t add values. Great content! 🙏🏽
What I appreciated most about this video is the underlying theme of initiative, which translates into being bold enough to start learning and prioritize it over simply earning-being brave enough to make those cold calls and reach out to strangers. Although it's scary, I've seen the most success when I've acted in such a manner, and it's a quality of some of the most successful people I know. Thanks for a great video.
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Thank you so much Garry for sharing your experience and wisdom. I stumbled upon your channel by accident and it's made my week. Needless to say I took notes as you spoke and got an inspiration to start up something. Thanks for being that catalyst.
This is essential advice not just for people in their jobs, but for entrepreneurs as well. I think about the years NASA existed before their first successful launch. It's nearly impossible to tackle a problem while anticipating everything before going in. It takes a necessary amount of assessment, evaluation and reflection to solve life's hardest challenges. Anything worth doing is hard!
Amazing content and production quality as always.
Great wake up call to those who are just running on a treadmill to nowhere!
One of the best content out there on the internet, and it’s free. Insightful, and well done. Appreciate very much Garry. You’re the best!
Congrats on becoming President of YC!
I love the gradebook software thing. My first programs were to help my FFA advisor manage our fruit-sale fundraisers and for us to practice test-based competitions. Now I'm a Software Engineer at Amazon looking to start a company of my own.
I really needed to watch this video. I spent the past 4 years learning and building up some extremely valuable skills. Now I feel ready to make the leap and join something early stage and build it from 0 to 1. As someone going through the process of finding my next adventure, I find this series of videos extremely valuable and thought provoking. Thank you Garry!
When you're young and first starting out, you can learn from any job even if it's considered "bs". There are still a lot of smart people to learn and teach you about any industry. It's also ok for people to work average, everyday jobs that still contribute to society and pay the bills to support their family and lifestyle. That being said, most jobs can be mastered within 2-3 years in my opinion and learning new things may require a job or career change.
Very very good video. I love this content its inspiring in many ways! I love to see you grow !
Thanks for the video, I just start started learning visual programming some weeks back and I'm close to building something that might be of value with some hard work. Yes, learning always enriches one.
Another fantastic video!!!!
fro knows photo in the house! You are the very first photographer i learned photography with through youtube. first video i watched was the Hermit the frog one years back!
Subtle sound design getting us hooked in the first minute.
Hi Garry, may God Bless you for all these videos, Your content, production quality, the script, your camera, colour correction, the list won't end. I am on my own personal journey about being at a YC backed startup / UA-camr and your videos are always a boost of eneergy and inspiration for me! Take care man
Thanks Garry, I have a 100+ k job in a big corporation and it's exactly how've described it: hamster wheel. Have you tried setting up your own start-up while raising kids? I did, and I can tell you this is another level as compared to what you're describing (unless you want to "abandon" your children and not get involved at all). In the end it's a trade-off: safety of my family vs. building your own future as a company owner.
I’m a one man IT department for my clients and I love it. I learn, it’s fun for me and I earn. 👍🏼 Love your videos thanks! There’s also a shortage of good network engineers / “IT people” if you are interested follow UA-camrs and learn learn learn!
This video changed my life; I'm learning and earning now doing what I love; thanks so much Gary!
I'm a PLC programmer. Been bugging the EE & MachE boys to teach me the skills to build rigs.
I used update docs for a small manufactoring company while I was in college. I got paid minimum wage. Best thing I ever did was bug the EE guy to teach me how to program PLCs. We used to elope a lot. He'd take me out to the factory floor and teach me as much as he can.
Long story short, don't be afraid to bug people in your workplace. Ask you manager how the business is going, what the targets are and how he plans to meet them, etc.
Earning a lot of money with ''no credentials'' only works in the US and a few other countries. Not in Europe - in my country and a lot others you actually NEED credentials, official diplomas/certifications. This is required by law in order to get hired or become a freelancer in ANY area of activity, not only in web/app development. It doesn't matter how good you are if you don't have the required credentials - no employer would risk breaking the law by hiring you.
Let me give you another example - if I suddenly get thousands of subscribers on my UA-cam channel and start montizing my content, I also have to earn some kind of credential in order to legally register as a freelancer. It may sound absurd but that's the way it is.
The advice from Garry Tan is something your parents, teachers, bosses, and pastors won't teach. Gold standard, love it.
Absolutely on point, as always Garry.. Your content is so relevant for most of us..In life's rat race where a lot of our lives are on autopilot, your thought provoking perspectives on steps to live life with a purpose are absolute gold dust.. Kudos man, keep up the amazing work 👍
Thanks Garry for this thought-provoking video! Always eager to watch a new weekly video!
Garry Tan is my spiritual mentor. Thank you so much for this awesome video!
I see you reply so I wanted to reach out. My name is Benjamin and I’m from Philadelphia. Right now the kids are shooting each other and are dying at a alarming rate. If anything you can do to help please look into it. They need schools or something to do with their time. Thanks for your time.
Garry, your content just resonates with me immensely, you convey information that I wish I had from people in my life. Although, I believe you need nothing outside of yourself to become successful, as long as you align yourself, the information, the lessons they will come to you. Garry, you don't know this yet but you are basically my CEO coach right now, and you are apart of my journey. Thank you!
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>If you are not learning, yout don't have a way to earn equity or even a good salary AND ESPECIALLY IF IT'S NOT FUN OR MEANINGFUL FOR YOU, you gotta quit.
This just gave me a huge relief that I left my previous job.
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Do the work and instill self-discipline or persistently eat the frog is the best advice I ever internalized... cold-calling is the greatest teacher of this.
Learning is the most rewarding pleasures of life - when you truly understand it's long term value and returns.
How do you know if what you are learning is actually valuable? For example - do you have a take on MBB? MBB outta undergrad seems like it teaches you a lot “organization, prioritization, communication, analytical skills, etc” but sometimes it feels very nebulous and the skills are not directly useful to actually building a startup.
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Funny thing is we have an annual Holiday celebration for all of my students (Govcon Giants) that we call, Earn or Learn. We just had this event last Tuesday. It is always a great time. I love hearing all the feedback for how they did this year.
I am a musician for 20years. I pressure myself when thinking about learning new things i wont be as good as a my musician side....i am struggling with this. Big time. Thank you for this video.
Thank you, Garry! I have been in a sad mood about my position for a long time. Previously I thought I lost interest in tech or felt too tired to be happy. I have tried all possible solutions I can think of to change that. Your video is a light for me to understand what I really like and want to do in the future. I LIKE CODING and I am just too tired of not learning!
It’s scary to quit the main job and really put the whole spotlight on the previous side hustle labor of love, especially in medicine. But in another way, it’s scary not to...
Even in a field that is set up to oppose change, your points still apply!
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Amazing content. As a college student, where it seems like everyone around me wants to get a finance job and live a comfortable life, the hedonic treadmill theory really resonates.
Thanks Garry for your sharing...For a guy who can spend all of his off-work hours on favor security analysis stuff and thinking about how to switch and build new career, your advice is really great and helpful. Wish I found your channel earlier. Appreciate your sharing!
I am your new subscriber, all the way from South East Asia!
Hey Great videos ! I feel like strucked by lightning and punched hard in the face after watched your video. I've been a coder for years, and my last recent journey was a builder, and what I built make an impact to the company into extensive growth and make revenue of million dollar sales. It was great learning, like 10,000 hours of doing it over. It has been five years now since then, I am in the top of position as Head of Software Engineer of small teams, but I am like running in a hedony treadmill like whats you've mentioned. I am earning decent money but I do not learn anymore as much as the initial stage. And by watching your video, I realized where I missed the thrift of building something out and see how the impact happened. And so happen I am now in middle of considering to make a jump and quit my job.
Apparently the upcoming job where I will consider, is one of the startup backed by YC 😉
Really hope one day I could work with you and learn tons of things from you. Love to see more like this !!
I discovered David Graeber first through his viral Strike article on bullshit jobs and his ideas are amazing. I only found out he was part of the Occupy movement in America after his passing last year. His ideas will live on!
I am glad your channel is taking off. Well deserved
Thank you for sharing! Just found your channel and truly appreciate your knowledge and insight- it’s very inspiring!
Garry, I have a question: What if you work on society design or education, and not in tech? Obviously we need more elements of society than just businesses or start-ups to make the changes socially and ecologically we need to thrive individually and as a species. How can we channel more capital and resources to people changing society not through products, but through movements, education, etc?
I love your content!... I discovered your channel a week ago and I really appreciate the value of the content!
Great video Garry! I have found it very inspiring. Love the quote from Tim Cook : "my journey was unpredictable. My advice is to be prepared" it really resonates with the uncertain times we live today
One of the greatest youtube videos .
I agree 100%. As we move into the future I would also like to add you can either add to the algorithm/create value or be a consumer. Keep moving forward and give 100% of your soul to build and earn in this life to something you have a deep desire for. Remember nobody has life figured out, but what they do have is years of wisdom and personal experience that can help you along your journey. Peace and much love yal
Good morning from Asturias (Spain). We just found you a couple a weeks ago looking for financial independence...and we found you. Great videos and great spich... we are learning a lot from you. Thank you.
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Gary, I love authenticity you demonstrate. Thanks for investing your time in creating highly valuable videos.
So glad I found this channel. It's so rare for bright young minds to share their thoughts. Appreciate you 🙏
If find my self watching this over and over again
I've put a ton of important quotes and lessons on my whole sheet pad just straight out from this video and I have to say thank you for the wisdom that you're bringing! You're shedding the light for what seems to be the future of companies where they'll start from scratch as well. I am an aspiring startup founder too though I'm still a teen haha and knowing that it won't be easy, but your content brings so much impact to where I want to delegate my future moves. Thank you, Garry!
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UA-cam algorithm recommended your video to me abs I am so happy. I am watching all your videos with my daughter who is an aspiring engineer. While she has not decided her engineering stream yet, she is getting clarity with such videos. Thanks for sharing your thoughts.
step 1 : "find what you enjoy doing"
ok i wish it was that easy. personally, i have adapted mantra that the better i get at something the more i will like it which has been true. for most people "finding what you enjoy" is not so simple.
Super obsessed with your channel Garry! You’re a legend! Much love and God bless 🙏🏼
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I can see both a sense gratification and fulfillment in the things you speak of. While you are learning and earning, you are also giving an unbelievable amount of value per your experience. I am only now beginning to open up my mind and grasp the potential of these concepts. I appreciate it and I know many others do as well. Thank you, Garry!!!
Wow really like your videos! The content is excellent and paired with great lighting, fantastic audio and quality camera/lens work. Its really nice how you explain things in a really concise way, easy to understand and a soothing reassuring voice! Keep up the good work!!
Glad you like them!
This is really beautiful ! and golden for programmers !
Very similar content to naval but I like it. Fund a startup that will pay (smart students in college) to dropout and learn coding/design. Like lambda but a larger scale. It might not be the most scalable/profitable/high margin, but it will be one of the most impactful in terms of intellectual capital.
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I love his content, and the heart behind it. He’s brilliant, humble, generous and kind hearted. I found this piece inspiring and informative.
now i know why this is too good to be free! You're donating to charity! GOD BLESS YOU!!!
Exactly. No amount of money is worth stagnation! Always be learning.
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I'm a tech lead and I really enjoy learning from you. Simple and straight. Thanks
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This channel is a goldmine. Thanks for all the insight you've shared on this video and others.
That camera quality and lightining... Impresses me everytime 😳
Your video has helped me soo much. Im about to drop out of college to focus on my own start up. Since I’ve made that decision I’ve already had the opportunity to work with another college student on his start up so that’s a great sign. I felt stuck in college and I was doing something I didn’t want to do but only to please others/family. I wasn’t learning or earning; I was just there And I think it’s time to move on now. 😊
Im dropping out of college and just gonna get another job and invest in myself.
love the snippet videos you insert from other great leaders. It reinforces the message!
Good advice Garry. Thanks for sharing your story too. And also to be excellent in any endeavor, one need to take crazy risks that others don't wanna go and work your socks off mastering those skill.
I'm trapped earning money....I know it and its hard to break the cycle. I'm not learning at my job either, but I make good $$$. I'm not truly happy. I'm trying some other things that I really enjoy and looking for ways to earn. Glad I found your channel bro. Appreciate your content!! :)