Secret Academy Episode - Naveen JainAbout:
Naveen Jain is one of few who has aimed his goals to change the world through innovation and technology, rather than simply making money. Naveen is a serial entrepreneur – some of the companies Naveen has founded are Moon Express, World Innovation Institute, Viome, TalentWise, Intelius, and InfoSpace. Naveen teaches that a successful business idea should target long-term problem solving, rather than short-term symptom solutions. Naveen is a philanthropist and aims at promoting broader awareness and drive to learn in order to help humanity revolutionize itself and solve the world’s biggest problems.
Lesson's in Today's Interview:
- The definition of “Entrepreneurship”
- How is a “Social Entrepreneur” different?
- How technology is converging
- Entrepreneurship has no geographical boundaries
- Why the cost of providing solutions is much cheaper today
- How you don’t need a degree to become an expert
- It’s sometimes best to have no experience in an industry you want to jump into
- Why every one of Naveen’s start-ups are in different industries
- Why Naveen’s passion is not aimed at one industry
- How to find your passion
- Why many entrepreneurs are providing solutions that are NOT good long-term
- How to differentiate between providing a solution for a symptom or a root problem
- Why antibiotics and self-driving cars are disruptive solutions
- Our education is not broken, it is simply outdated
- Why it’s better to teach HOW to learn instead of WHAT to learn
- What happens when a country restricts technology and innovation
- The more AWARE you are, the further you can dive in order to address the REAL root of a problem
- A single technology has the ability to disrupt MULTIPLE INDUSTRIES
- Why you must consider the secondary effects of your solutions
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