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Build something. It ain’t Magic.




            Thinc Iowa Oct 10th, 2012
   Ron J.Williams, @ronjdub on #magicalnotmagic


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Where Brooklyn at?




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Being an entrepreneur can
       be magical...




  ...but it’s NOT MAGIC
                            3
I’m
  @ronjdub




#magicalnotmagic
  #thinciowa


                   4
I ask why not. A lot.




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I am excited about people




                            6
Some people say...


“I could never do what you do.”




                                  7
I respond politely...




                        8
What can Jay Z help us to
keep in mind as we build?




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“We don’t believe you.You
  need more people”
        Jay-Z, The Takeover (“The Blueprint”)



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“I dumbed down my lyrics
   to double my dollars.”
   Jay-Z, Moment of Clarity (“The Black Album”)



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“I’m focused man.”

     Jay-Z, Best of Me (Remix)



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Real tools. Not Magic.



          +



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Solve a problem you
     actually care about

✓  Start building your team. Now.
✓ Keep simplifying and clarifying
✓ Be the best at one thing first
    #magicalNOTmagic
            @ronjdub
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