Passion make success
I just copy this article for my friend at WA to see, some time passion will make life very success only 2 millions to 2 billions in 18 months
Brief Company Timeline:
August 2012 -- Oculus Rift raises $2.5M on Kickstarter
June 2013 -- Oculus Rift raises $16M in venture capital
December 2013 -- Oculus Rift raises another $75M, led by Marc Andreessen
March 2014 -- Facebook buys Oculus VR for $2B.
The CEO of Oculus went from:
*"I've got an idea" -- to --
"I run a $2 Billion company"
...in under 18 months. Ouch!*
A few more impressive numbers:
- The CEO (Palmer Luckey) is a 20-year-old college dropout.
- The company had only 50 employees at the time of its $2B exit.
This is one of the more striking examples of exponential growth as of late, and hits on many of the lessons we're learning about at the Abundance 360 Summit.
Let's break down why this is so incredible.
Crowdfunding -- As we've discussed, crowdfunding can help you secure your seed investment (which for Oculus was $2.5M) by validating your market and fit. Then, with the momentum you build, you can raise venture capital. In this case, that meant $95M... This deal substantiates the claim that the value of crowdfunding is so much more than just the money raised during the campaign. Oculus VR received incredible market validation and curated a massive network of passionate developers to push the technology (and business) forward.
The User Interface Moment -- As we discussed at Abundance 360 this year, the key to monitoring exponential technologies is looking for User Interface moments, which herald something big. Very big... (If you are unfamiliar with the term "User interface moment," think back to the Mosaic Web Browser created by Marc Andreessen. It was the moment when "the web" became useful to the world).
Breakthroughs Coming from a Novice -- There have been MANY attempts to bring virtual reality headsets to mainstream audiences, and hundreds of millions have been spent in the process. This breakthrough didn't come from an expert (who normally can tell you what can't be done) but from a passionate novice who didn't know what couldn't be done. So, it would only make sense that Marc Andreessen was the lead investor in Oculus VR - a veteran in spotting the true "user interface moment" and capitalizing on timing.
Exponential Organizations -- The story of Oculus VR is another incredible validation of the power of Exponential Organizations. Like the examples of Exponential Organizations before it, Instagram, AirBnB and WhatsApp, this story has all the pieces of the exponential organization puzzle: A Massively Transformative Purpose (MTP), a small team, use of exponential technologies, use of the Crowd & Community, etc.
Passion Trumps All -- How can a 20-year-old USC dropout succeed where experts of the past have failed? Passion. This story should inspire everyone to pursue his or her passions. Palmer Luckey, the founder and creator of Oculus VR, had but one goal: make video games even better than they already were. Once Palmer realized he could use virtual reality to fulfill his dream, he did everything in his power to make it come true. Luckey's approach to this was simple: "Use virtual reality to make me love something more than I already do." You need to build things with a purpose. Pursue things with a fiery passion that gets you out of bed in the morning. Don't just go build something for the sake of building something.
I hope you find this useful. I wanted to bring to life some of the critical lessons we studied together at Abundance 360 so you can remind yourself how to apply them in your own startup or business.
At the next Abundance 360 Summit, I plan on diving even further into virtual reality and the huge boom it could create across all industries. The potential impact it will have on the cost of business, travel, real estate, etc. is enormous. I hope to see you there.
My MTP is: "To empower entrepreneurs to create extraordinary wealth while creating a world of Abundance." (What's yours?)
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Great post! Passion is the key to quickly get us to reach beyond our goal. Not greed! Thank you for sharing!
Hi, 3SeasonGift, again! This is a great story and great Post as well. I would only add that Passion plus a good product with high demand, great price, organizational ability to market it and access to the required capital as in the case of the 'varous' styles of Venture Capital Palmer Luckey was able to corral, obviously with his "passion' for his calling, but his investors saw he had a product or system with extremely high probably success. Thanks for your Great Post!
Thank you Mike, I read this article and like it, so I think give my friend
some thing to think about
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I love the way your blogs go from macro issues to micro- in how they relate to us as individuals, it is a very interesting approach and very readable.
Good post, and thanks, Andy