Great Minds, originally uploaded by bobsd46.
Influencers, thought leaders, and creatives see the world 180 degrees from everyone else. There is an old clique that states ‘Great Minds think a like’ which I happen to disagree with. Great minds despise good and become great. Great minds not only don’t think alike they are not equal they challenge lesser minds, status quo, the fear of failure, and mediocrity. It is the great minds give us creative and innovate products that we didn’t realize we wanted until we saw them.
Revolutionary Ideas from Great Minds
o Netbooks – They made laptops lighter, smaller and more cost effiencient. (Netbooks will account 20% of laptops globally sales in 2009)
o Twitter – Builds brands in 140 characters or less. (Twitter has gone mainstream and has a growth rate of 1,382%)
o ESPN – 24-hour sports station started by Bill Rasmussen in 1979 with $9,000. (This was before CNN and MTV)
What if Apple focused on owning the MP3 market?
This blog post was birth from my recent purchase of the iPhone. I begin to think about Apple and how they owned 75% of the mp3 market. Why didn’t Apple focus their energy on continuing its dominance of the mp3 market? Apple realized there was a greater opportunity with mobile devices and were not afraid to shift.
“Great minds don’t worry about owning markets
they focus on owning ideas.” - Hajj E. Flemings
