Where Being Unreasonable is Rewarded
“Be reasonable.” Quite possibly the worst advice ever. None of the greats — Steve Jobs, Salman Khan, Marion Donovan — would have ever accomplished jack had they been reasonable.
So it was with great pleasure that we came across this gang, the Unreasonable Institute, a boot-camp for budding entrepreneurs. For the 2012 term, the institute received 304 applications from around the world, and from which the review committee will choose 25. Those selects will then travel to Boulder, Colorado, where they will live together under one roof and embark on high-octane entrepreneurial training — meet mentors who critique and help build business ideas, receive legal and design advice, and pitch to potential investors.
Want in? Of course you do! But be prepared to answer this question in the affirmative: “Do you refuse to allow any setback, any criticism, and any seemingly insurmountable obstacle to prevent you from measurably improving the lives of at least one million people? If so, welcome!”
When I graduated from school, I had no idea what I wanted to do for a living. After many job-angst conversations with friends over a beer, or four, I realized no one had a clue. Part of the problem? Job titles are useless! How are you supposed to know what you want to do if you don't know a) what jobs are out there in the first place and b) what it's really like to work in the gig. Dig This Gig attempts to find answers by going straight to the source — you! 