Always work hard on something uncomfortably exciting!
Larry PageRead
You need to invent things and you need to get them to people. You need to commercialize those inventions. Obviously, the best way we've come up with doing that is through companies.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Innovation needs to be shared and monetized for it to have an impact.
This quote by Larry Page emphasizes the importance of not only creating inventions but also ensuring they reach the public and are commercially viable. It highlights the role of companies in facilitating this process, suggesting that innovation is most effective when it is successfully integrated into the market.
Themes
InventionCommercializationInnovationEntrepreneurshipTechnology
In practice
Example use cases
During a technology conference, one might quote this to inspire entrepreneurs to focus on market impacts.
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