Why Build Something Yourself The Value of Independence

What this short covers

Tim Davis raised over $130M for his startup, Modular, by using narrative memos instead of traditional pitch decks. The video discusses Tim Davis's entrepreneurial journey, including an acquihire by Google and his latest venture, Modular.

Transcript

And at that time, you know, I I didn't know if I necessarily would be that talented. Uh but I I think the view was more, well, why is that the process? And and wouldn't it be better to uh you know, to try and build something on my own and and you know, see if it see if it works out. Uh and so yeah, that's what I think in many ways uh you know, was interesting to me. I I think the other thing was I always felt like uh you know, life's short. Uh you should at least give it a shot. Uh, and you know, while you're young, it's uh it's really easy to to you know, I think most folk don't appreciate you have just so much time when you're when you're when you're younger uh to go and explore and and do a lot of different stuff. Um, and you know, certainly, uh, as I' I've gotten older and and now have family, you know, time just becomes the most scarce resource possibly available.

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