I was the graphic designer in a newspaper company in the 80’s. Fresh from graduating I had so many innovative ideas about creating adverts for clients only to be shot down by my boss who criticised my ideas for not conforming to the newspaper’s image. I was so furious I quit. I moved into another industry and to this day, in my 60s I regret not sticking to graphic design looking at all the amazing wonders computer have done for the advertising industry nowadays.

Be humble enough to learn, yet confident enough change. I love it. All masters are students of their art.

These phases of development PERFECTLY mirror Beethoven’s phases of composition. Early phase, where he composed mainly in the style of his predecessors. The middle phase, where he adapted and extended this style to fit his artistic vision. The late phase, where he completely broke from the normal conventions and created a higher, fuller music that still mystifies us. Compare this to the other composers who never grew and stuck with the style of their education forever. They were all forgotten.

Saw yours and Sam altman's name in paul graham's essays under the thank you section --- you guys are the leaders of the startup culture. really love the way you all keep on giving your knowledge to the world.

Gary, you’re storytelling master! Thank you for taking the team to make these videos. 🙏🏼✨

Garry I really appreciate you making these videos. I know how much time it takes and you don't know the impact you give when you make theses. Thank you!

I like the Shuhari concept. Thanks for introducing it to me!

I like the set lighting here!!! Looking great.

Came at the right time as I'm documenting my startup journey and was having an internal debate of whether to pursue or not!

It is such a good point. Just read the purple cow by Seth Godin and realized that I was walking around with a purple cow, asking brown cows for advice and ended up with a really brown cow. This did not happen with my first company, where I constantly defied that,but falsely concluded I should have listened better. But this is scary stuff. Building the third company where I follow MY beliefs! When not being certain about anything! Is the most wonderful paradox🎉

Jeet Kune Do was built after learning Wing Chun for many years then iterating to discard wasted movements and increase efficiency/effectiveness. You can certainly make an entire career out of copy/paste/edit in any field and be extremely successful.

I keep coming back to this video. It’s just so much motivation.

A thoughtful piece to end the year ... thanks Garry!

Excellent message Garry! I needed to hear this. Happy New Year!

Late to the party here. Good stuff. Speaking for me, at least, the real fun starts when you reach the creative phase. The discipline and time it takes to get there in an arena that requires a lot of foundational skill first, such as programming or martial arts, is the battle I find toughest.

2:28 You have to be different

The lessons are so deep and yet presentation so simple. It says alot about the filter who has been able to reach out to so many dimensions and helped us to see his light (which has always been in ourselves). Another great vid Garry

Garry. Just found you. This is good! As a third time company builder I just might finally be at RI…

Am I the only one who has to keep rewatching this just to catch the depth of the meaning here? This is pretty profound but also very well presented!

@Garry Tan: you could also link Initialised and Y Combinator in the section “Channels I follow”. Kind regards from Germany, Stuttgart Stefan

Incredible insights. Learn the rules and break some. So true.

Gary, you're really good at telling stories! Thank you for making these videos.

Thank you, Gary.

Steve Jobs created a real big-bang on Apple technology even he’s not a computer engineer but a genius architect of technology, marketing and sales.

The emphasis on individual creativity (vs. collective) will be interesting to observe as ChatGPT gets widely adopted - since it will incentivize collective creativity rather than individual (in most cases).

Thanks for the message Garry

Thank you, always.

I love the Rick Rubin example. He's such an underrated legend!

Thank you Garry!!

Thanks Garry

brilliant as ever

@Garry always dropping High quality content hope to meet you one day and talk about Africa.

This is an excellent curriculum to incorporate into the homeschooling program I run for my 8 & 10 year girls

Does this mean we should focus on building in web3? Excellent video as always Gary!

The formula I love for standing out the right way is MAYA ✅ Most ✅ Advanced ✅ Yet ✅ Acceptable.

Btw, love the music at the end. No credits in your description?

@GarryTan With all due respect, it's best not to quote a drug smuggler, tax evader, gold smuggling scoundrel. ' Wild Wild Country' is well worth a watch. Best wishes

Great message

Great video! Love the way you weave it all together! 🔥

Haha 😂. As soon as i saw the title. I already knew what you were talking about because I am that guy 😂. Still watched the whole video. Never knew was a term for this. Yeah SHU-HA-RI is definitely the formula to become who I am today. Yeah, I use whatever is there. I don’t go out and be different if you’re already born different. The real answer is developing a thick foundation of legitimate knowledge with a thick skin = transformative executions and ideas.

This is outstanding Garry!

Hi @Garry Tan, what is your tech stack for shooting?

The video seems to be more on standing out rather than avoiding getting shot down. Personally, I have stood out at times by delivering high-impact work as a dev. This seems to have led to some toxicity in the workplace with colleagues being competitive and shutting down my proposals/solution even when they seem to make the most sense. Anyway, I was hoping to get a better sense of how not to get shot down from the video. Maybe a follow-up vid for advice more focused on that?

Loved this video!

Happy New Year, Garry.

***CONGRATULATIONS GARRY TAN FOR BECOMING PRESIDENT AND CEO OF Y-COMBINATOR***

Thank you.

Great expectations sir, thanks for real contact

See you soon 🙏

The title should have been ...How to be creative

Shu Ha Ri

It's really hard to stand out and not blowing your own trumpet

Garry what is your camera setup? The light glistens off your face like liquid silk dripping from a freshly made clay pot.

🎉 mahalo

like the videos, watch them all. loose the background music, it makes you had to hear.

so basically shu ha ri

👍👏👏👏

You used Thor Ragnarok as example?? Its a comedy movie and nothing in there can be taken seriously. And Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022) s the highest rated movie in Marvel.

I’m still a vegetable 🥕

just being first here

Hi Gary could i get in touch with u directly, but Wechat is unable to work from my app (or country), maybe an email.? I promise i wont spam