Simone Giertz on Her Robots and Returning to Work After Brain Surgery
发布时间 2019-06-05 13:27:30 来源
摘要
Simone Giertz describes herself as a maker/robotics enthusiast/non-engineer. She’s also known as the Queen of Shitty Robots. She runs a YouTube channel about those robots and is a cohost on Tested with Adam Savage from MythBusters.
https://www.youtube.com/simonegiertz
https://twitter.com/SimoneGiertz
https://www.patreon.com/simonegiertz
Tested with Adam Savage - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiDJtJKMICpb9B1qf7qjEOA
The YC Podcast is hosted by Craig Cannon.
https://twitter.com/craigcannon
Y Combinator invests a small amount of money ($150k) in a large number of startups (recently 200), twice a year.
Learn more about YC and apply for funding here: https://www.ycombinator.com/apply/
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Topics
00:00 - Intro
1:10 - "Whatever feeds the ego kills the soul."
3:50 - Maintaining passion for your work
6:45 - Building a sustainable business as a creator
8:30 - Shipping a real product - The Every Day Calendar
17:30 - Being scared to step away
19:00 - Generating ideas
20:15 - Finding out she had a brain tumor, having surgery, and sharing it
25:30 - Returning to work after brain surgery
27:30 - Learnings from taking time off
28:30 - Asking for help
30:00 - Evaluating how she's spending her time
31:45 - Giving herself permission to try other things
33:50 - Challenges as a creator and entrepreneur
35:30 - Not feeling guilty about play and pursuing the things you enjoy
40:30 - Becoming less disciplined in certain areas over time
42:15 - Ali asks - How to get started when dealing with imposters syndrome?
42:35 - beep boop asks - What's your favorite robot?
43:15 - Beste asks - Are there any moments where she is bored and feels like giving up on creating new things?
44:25 - Khawar Shehzad asks - What thing do you wish you knew when you started your career?
45:35 - Olaf Doschke asks - What would have happened if Simone's toothbrush helmet wouldn't have gone viral?
48:05 - Johnathan Nader asks - What is the best version of yourself?
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