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This is all theory but I’m gonna say it anyway; the inventors and entrepreneurs come from people who understand something with their hands. Started at the beginning and worked their way up the competency ladder until they found a problem that hadn’t been solved yet.

I don’t have any examples, except atlas shrugged, which I’m reading now.
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Duncan Cary Palmer 2y ago 💬 1

Yes, I agree with you as far as that goes...

But (being one myself) I think a lot of inventors/creatives lack the skill sets necessary to bring their brilliant creations to market...

This conversation reminds me of one of the finest lecture series I've ever heard. If I recall correctly, Jay Stuart Snelson asserted in that series that it takes three personality types to birth a new and beneficial enterprise; the inventor/technologist to create it, the capitalist to fund it, and the entrepreneur to shepherd the whole process along and make it happen...

Rarely are all three elements found in the same individual. So, building on #[3] 's Apprenticeship discussion, it seems to me that we need to develop "Enterprise Incubators" that nurture those three skill sets, make introductions, and connect the right individuals together to launch new and dynamic "blessing engines of creation" into society.😁

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Manbyt 2y ago

Back in my day Universities were the incubator, but not anymore. I’ve been a maker most of my life, I like exploring alternative education models, part of me thinks the entrepreneur/inventor/explorer will always emerge. Only the most persistent will succeed regardless of external circumstances.

I suppose, i wonder if institutions set up to facilitate these people will always fail because the people running such institutions will always end up being the least productive.

It reminds me of a discussion about Arts; whether to fund an artist residency or funding individual artist. I always enjoyed the collaboration at a residency, but I’m not sure it produces the best art.

I’m rambling now…