"In this life we cannot do great things. We can only do small things with great love."
Likewise, unless you have the clout and badassery of a Steve Jobs, Elon Musk, or Sebastian Thrun, it's unrealistic to expect a given entrepreneurial individual(s) to solve major world problems on their own or in their own lifetime.
All an entrepreneur can really hope for is to be able to at least get the ball rolling, in the short time he/she has on this planet, so that maybe one day someone of a future generation can in turn stand on your shoulders to achieve something great and help finish what you started.
> We need: A Paul Graham and his Y Combinator at the incubator level, to devote one season to the underclass, be it veterans, single moms or overworked young doctors, Native Americans, the list is long: “Help these entrepreneurs build something that will help you.”
I remember reading that YC recently funded "Watsi", its first non-profit. I wonder if this is just a one-off or a sign of much more to come?
"In this life we cannot do great things. We can only do small things with great love."
Likewise, unless you have the clout and badassery of a Steve Jobs, Elon Musk, or Sebastian Thrun, it's unrealistic to expect a given entrepreneurial individual(s) to solve major world problems on their own or in their own lifetime.
All an entrepreneur can really hope for is to be able to at least get the ball rolling, in the short time he/she has on this planet, so that maybe one day someone of a future generation can in turn stand on your shoulders to achieve something great and help finish what you started.
> We need: A Paul Graham and his Y Combinator at the incubator level, to devote one season to the underclass, be it veterans, single moms or overworked young doctors, Native Americans, the list is long: “Help these entrepreneurs build something that will help you.”
I remember reading that YC recently funded "Watsi", its first non-profit. I wonder if this is just a one-off or a sign of much more to come?