We are never in lack of money. We lack people with dreams, who can die for those dreams. - Jack Ma

I’m studying engineering and watch your videos during my study breaks. They’ve been great for boosting my energy and always get me excited to go back to work. Thanks for the awesome content Garry!

Gary, I'm super Excited about this! Thank you! We are busy building my start up called, Power Play. We set up businesses for entrepreneurs that either already have one or are brand new at the game. Specifically in the manner of efficiency because it prevents the "rookie" mistakes of new entrepreneurs and frees up the time of existing ones to focus on their current venture. We specifically look for people that don't have the time to set up a new business but have access to some resources to get started. We specifically want to focus on sustainable companies in the food industry. This one frightens the crap put of me because I realise its power and potential.

I shared this to my son who is in computer science at UF in Gainesville Florida; he’s like an idea machine but he needs focus.

I am a software engineer but this video really inspires me to build something physical.

Thanks for sharing Gary! I think it's really interesting to hear from you how there is so much available capital in the world that people really aren't using especially since so much of my social media feed is very anti capitalism / talking about the wealthy hoarding cash making it possible for others to succeed. It's been a strange dichotomy for me as someone who has spent some time in the venture / startup space but has also seen friends and family really struggle. I keep trying to find ways to share as many opportunities as I can, but I've found it can be really difficult to persuade people to ask for what they want especially if it's something they've never considered. You asked us viewers to share what projects we are working on: I've been toying with a few startup ideas but as a people person / creative who is a non coder I keep getting stuck with ideas that are too expensive to build even if they would be great products. Currently trying to find an attainable idea that I can build on my own and continue to grow from there. :) Thanks for sharing again: started watching your videos recently and have really enjoyed them!

I run 3 companies which deal in Electric Mobility. We convert old vehicles and boats into hybrid and fully electric versions. Have applied for y- combinator for support.

I graduated from the US as a material engineer, right now im Working on creating startup in SA to solve the dust problem in Solar farm. I appreciate ur existence Garry, and I respect ur experiences and genuineness❤

I always waste my time after office hours and thus never get to make my ideas into reality. Your videos really inspire me to stop wasting time so that I can finish office work and get on with what really matters. Thank you ❤️

I'm working on learning the fundamentals of creating a mobile app so that I can create something that seniors can use easily to communicate with friends and family. Communication is so important to keeping people connected and engaged, now that everyone is forced to be apart. I want to play a part in solving this issue.

I'm trying to find a way to solve the housing affordability crisis, (idea stage) currently figuring out how to meet people with the interest and expertise to get a team together. Your videos have been SO inspirational, I've been chewing this idea for years and I'm finally convincing myself that it can be done thanks to your content. Thank you so much 😊

It's always been crazy to me how much money there is and how it still remains so hard to get somehow. It's really fascinating actually. Like if Bezo's wealth was all in gold there's no way he'd be able to keep track of it.

I almost gave up on starting my own startup, this video has brought me back on track 👍

Hey Garry, hope this gets you to see it. For weeks I've felt called to reach you and this video has made me do it. As an industrial engineer and humanist myself, I've received a series of messages on spiritual breakthrough moments of my life, that over the years I've been channelling into the development of an app designed to facilitate the process to have an civilian alternative using technology (while still we have access to) in order to leverage on the deep values that makes us Hüman (as Trust, Reciprocity, Common Good...), while generating a user based local economical distributed governance as a first step, and other institutional developments in order to have our own jurisdiction and other features that... this is not the channel for describing it. I truly feel connected with the deep calling you do in this and many of your videos, thanks for your generous sharing of experience and inspiration. I'm sure it is time to get to know each other in order to deliver this alternative and many others to the world while still possible. Sincerely, Andrés Escobar.

Working on a new approach to education for engineering and technology. Somebody's gonna have to build all that new tech! Great work as always, Gary. Thanks!

Since you asked part time I’m self experimenting with gardening analytics and using the theory of potential space farming to think of autonomous agriculture systems to incrementally improve restaurant quality but the economics are tight and I’m just one guy with low resources, funding would help me focus on product market fit but for now it’s a hobby

building is the way to success indeed, great video Garry

It's not so much that the world is running out of ideas, Google notwithstanding, but that many ideas, at this time, are "dark" to those who hold so much money. Perhaps banks are so overwhelmed that they can't quite shed light on ideas sitting at their doorstep. I believe that ideas are more than plentiful and boundless.

Made me laugh! Absolutely Garry - speaking to an economist friend the other day, I stated that banks are dinosauring largely due in part to the fact that they lack the will to unleash creativity and therefore innovation within their business models. His response was - there is nothing they can do with the money???? I almost spat my coffee out. Here we have an economist, who shares his views with others, that doesn’t understand or blindly does not agree that stagnant money should serve no greater purpose than increasing prosperity through value generation based on that one simple concept - the idea. The face argument is risk and the “potential loss” of the money, instead of understanding the solid principal, that in an inflationary system, zero interest earning money, is in point of fact, actually losing money. Thanks for these awesome episodes Garry. You and I share the same outlook across so many areas, and I look forward to one day very soon, working with you on an idea.

Hey Garry, That was inspiring! Just what I needed. Working on a market place for vehicles/equipment sharing.

Hey Garry, at 6:30 - I think a small but key difference here is that Peter says ' "if" we are living in an accelerating world' We need to keep in mind that his thesis is actually to the contrary and that we are in a period of relative stagnation - hence the lack of ideas

Garry, you’re my favourite KZfaqr. Thank you for sharing ☺️

An online and offline application for African small businesses and retailers. Thanks @Garry Tan

I’m working with ML, there’s a lot we can do with it. Great vid Garry.

Hello Garry Tan. That's was so nice video about you sharing. I'm really gladful watching your videos all the time, recently this year I'm really get into finance & investment industry since covid. Just running a community as investor club, but so far I see very bullish in this industry even we have a pandemic but you are right about the world had so much money and that's crazy idea we see in the future every stock and digital asset has store of value. Thanks for sharing!!

You are totally right that there is a huge corporate savings glut (capital). One of the big problems is a lack of demand on the consumer side primarily due to low wages. I am not yet convinced start ups can solve such political problems as low growth in wages, but would love to be proven wrong.

Thank you , great video... In South Africa the corporations don't want other businesses to solve their problems, they want to solve it themselves and own the product. I have innovated a couple of products, approached the "big" corporations and either got a job offer or got my product stolen, wrongfully implemented and now see that it doesn't work at its optimum. But I fight the good fight, I will get there..

In this world, communication is the key. I am working on an ML based conversational coaching tool that helps people communicate in the right way

Nice words Garry. However, for me working in health tech there is a huge gap between VC funds and reality. They are still risk-averse and choose to only add on things that will fit in a big company. This is not the type of vision we need for our planet.

Recently started a marketing project for an agritech startup having worked for consumer for all my life. When you map your career, this may seem like a lost move. But your video today tells me that it's our future and we build it the way we want. Thanks thanks thanks Gary ❤️

There is money in the world, so much of it. But it's being held by small group of entities / people and that's what is keeping them at the value they have for now.

Hi Garry, I agree with your prognosis of the too much money problem. Solving environmental problems in Africa is a viable opportunity for allocating this money to productive use. Waste management and electricity shortage are two critical problems facing the continent. Waste to Energy projects make sense in this context. These projects align with circular economy and climate change aspirations. Africa is a risky environment because of weak legislative framework in many countries on the continent but also a promising place for bold investment . South Africa and Nigeria however, look ripe for investment in Waste to Energy projects. If you want to hear more about this, I will be happy to share more insight with you.

I'm building a way for people to get the inside scoop on their new workplace, to know the company culture etc before they resign. Thank you for the inspiring video.

Infinite money, yes. But international founders struggle to get funding because the capital is concentrated in small pockets of people far far away.

There's so many new ideas in the world that can save their world, but it's just not getting scaled... I work with a group of young Cambodian entrepreneurs to turn food waste into animal feed, and it's been an exciting journey so far. Looking at scaling to a point where our product is cheaper than fishmeal and sort out the problem of overfishing at the same time as climate change.

Damn!! this video is so inspirational. Have to start working on something.

What I'm working on? I have an MVP ready but really frustrated on creating Pitch deck. I'm a Software Engineer but creating Pitch deck so far turns out to be more mental resistance than creating the product. Anyway, hoping to complete by this weekend and hoping to demo shortly from a local Angel. That said, your insights and upbeat message keep the energy flowing. Thanks for your contributions.

Amazing video! It really boosts your confidence when you say that this is the best time in history to have a startup. (I am a High-School Student and I have been learning AI and Finance for the last year)

hey Garry when I click on your instagram or twitter links in your description they are broken, just fyi. Great video!

I've been working on a fitness/health food brand (new types of sausages, chicken nuggets). Although I don't really have experience in food, we've (partnership) been reading many research papers, books, and made connections with experts over the past year to gain knowledge and to formulate our product. I even had to automate my existing online business, sacrificing a chunk of profit just to work on this current project because I know how difficult it is to make a startup successful. It requires not only your hard work, but also your blood, sweat, tears, and your soul. And still, that will not guarantee success, but it will slightly up your chances haha. I noticed that especially these days, there are so many companies and investors wanting to put their excess cash into good use; or any use, almost as badly as a startup like us wants funding. I've been thinking about it and I am trying to figure out how to stand out in their eyes. I know it could be a "just take my money" situation from all of angels and VCs once we land funding from a prominent VC, but that first funding is the hardest in my opinion. Garry, you are such a good influence on my entrepreneurial journey. I learn something new every time I watch your video. I hope to say thank you in person someday.

Thanks for sharing, Garry! It’s comforting for founders as this allows us to pick the right investors that’s aligned with the founders’ vision. At the same time, this may introduce more noise since it’s easier for startups to raise money

Amazing video as always. Your videos are what have inspired me to stop looking for internships and embark on a journey to bring the power of computer vision to the blind and visually impaired community!

I am currently working on a website which will be an ecosystem for students. The mission: make students' life easier

here's a technology for you, Garry: detoxing ourselves from zero-sum games and war-based ideologies. Anything else is just gonna get us more of the same.

If a founder has a idea in the ESG or technology space and has a go to market that grabs attention, it will likely be funded. The problem with 'free money' is the mal-investment that happens with low-to-zero hurdle rates. These are the periods of tremendous wealth destruction, as bad ideas get funded and burn through capital. However, the technology firms that survive are able to pick up talent that has entrepreneurial experience for cheap and eventually create the Amazons of tomorrow.

There's a ton of opportunity with traditional forms of insurance, specific to P&C, that would need to be challenged by newer forms of tech. A mix between data science to create more accurate predictive models, large scale/real time aerial mapping to measure properties or even smaller items like cars and boats, and the gig economy that would place the more competitive/quality contractors at the top to bid for jobs that are typically handed to subpar contractors by insurance companies. The possibilities are there...

Hello Garry, great video again. I recently created a liquor made out of an plant growing in the Atacama Desert in Chile. I am in the process of incorporting this business and your video convinced me to invest more time and money in this business and reinforce my long term vision thank you !

The future *should* only be limited by our ingenuity, but realistically and unfortunately if you come from a lower socioeconomic background or don't have a high enough paying job you can't even get a mortgage, nevermind fund an *idea*.

Working on creating an investment firm that provides a balance for matured and emerging markets to deal with more African startups and growth seeking companies with potential to scale. Normally it's hard for these companies to raise capital and talent to manage well but have good ideas so we spot them and bring out their potential to improve the world. Each help counts to improve human life.

I want to create a startup but don’t really know how to get going. Would like some advice on the very first steps when you have an idea

I believe what you said Gerry, but I wonder if the access is equal all around the world? I'm building EV startup here in Indonesia right now, and we're seeing different reality here.

Thank you Garry for the motivation, although I don’t build for monetization, let’s continue to make the world great.

Amazing video. Great job. You gave me an idea from this video for a solution or topic to discuss at my job. Thank you

As much as I admire you a lot Garry The words "Too MUCH money" is so meaningless when its going to too FEW people. Either way we not victims, we are victors and will succeed in our innovations with or without it.

I am working on Building next conversational AI-Chatbots at Jio-Haptik. Also, I am learning more technical things like Elastic Search and getting good at Distributed Systems. Love from India.

What I am working right now is this -> We are an Artificial Intelligence and Data Science company that is completely industry & technology agnostic (meaning we work in all industries) and we are the ONLY ones in the region (MENA) that are offering both a service and product model. We are coming out of Egypt. We work with companies like P&G & Unilever, and many others. We are called Synapse Analytics - we will be competing with the giants soon enough. I would love to answer any questions from everyone here or Garry himself. Love you all.

Exploring Career. An Architect by Profession and now got few ideas in process to create something unique.

Hi Garry, great video! We're helping people to eat better at home with Kitchenful (YC S21). Cheers, Chris

This is truly incredible! There is no excuse for us today not to initiate something new what is on our minds to add value. As Naval Ravikant says, there is a big chance after 50 or more years people will just be entrepreneurs. Meaning there will much not only so much cash but easiest tools and services that it just will be shameful not to make a business.

I'm the startup entrepreneur with some investor money, no team and out of ideas to pivot. I'm so depressed. I need to know what problems I can solve that haven't been solved.

Inspiring video as always Garry I'm learning web apps and brainstorming ways to make easy payments popular as most population don't trust card payments here in Africa, I believe there is so much to do.

Thank you Garry for such a great video! We are trying to make research accessible to everyone/everywhere, regardless of background and/or income!

Great Video Garry 🔥. To answer your question, I'm working on revolutionising how people move and send packages across Africa. It's a quite complicated industry but there's a lot that will be changed using technology and we are determined to make this work. Thanks for the encouraging video!

Yes, there is so much money in the market we don't know how to deploy. I have never looked at it this way that Venture Capitalists have done so much for the world indirectly, but it is true.

That's why it boggles my mind when I see comments like "solve world hunger, who go to space?" New frontiers are an important nexus to new kinds of technology.

Hey Garry, we are working on solar-powered bikes in third-world countries.

Thanks a lot for this video. I am currently working on an ecosystem for financial inclusion for populations in developping countries. I totally agree with all what you said, money is everywhere and we must use it to improve things and people lives.

I’m building a startup that validates the saying “Time is money”

I'm working on mastering my own mind and redesigning my morning routine and daily routine now that I've moved to Seattle. I'm also working on opening up a warehouse suite for a 3rd part of my business. And lastly, I'm working on that pitch and incorporating as a Delaware C Corp so I can start launching off to society, properly! Woohoo!!

Insightful 👍 Actually working on a project that I think will definitely create value for growth. I have been learning a lot from you. Thank you Garry Tan!

You are getting me all fired up! 🔥🔥🔥🔥Been tinkering around with some fintech ideas as well! Thanks Garry for added PUSH!

This is beyond brilliant, Thank you Garry.

Great video sir! Thank you, definitely sparked thought!

Found your channel a few days ago. I've had an idea that I've wanted to start for a while. This weekend, I began learning to code. I'm going to make it happen.

Garry but what if I fail...? What if I loose my savings only to have one in ten chance of succeeding. It's easy to say what to do when you succeed. But what about failure. Maybe the most important question should be: How stable should you be financially to pursue such endeavours?

Great Video Garry! Heard about your channel via Justin Kan's YT channel!

A big problem is wealth disparity. Will that ever change? That's a huge problem.

Everything I have heard about the printing press has been negative and fear based… fear, fear, fear… this is awesome!

Where can we get access to cheap capital? What is a realistic interest rate a small business owner can borrow at right now?

if everyone lived on $1000 a month, (aka practically nothing) it would sum up to about $7 Quadrillion for 80 year lifespans. The current World GDP is only $81 Trillion. This means that 1 in 83 people would live an 'ok life' compared to the others. Though, this does make some pretty large assumptions, like Cost-of-Living compared to cost-quality for the same accomodations.

that thiel bit is hilarious. overall this is insightful as hell. thank you garry!

This is the best time in history. Love your content Gary. Thanks for all you do.

Hey Garry, just a quick question. Would you invest in an African startup?

This is really inspiring. I'm starting a drone training company. I subscribed because of this video.

Thank you Garry for always sharing your knowledge with everyone around the Globe. I am working on a social network app that will help burdened creatives and new businesses to gain visibility and grow their social media presence without bias.

fair enough but here's the kicker dollar can go brrrr only and only because us used power and played super dirty. think about it this way, one gardener says: fellow gardeners, i have a river flowing through so let me supply water to your gardens as a gesture of goodwill, then slowly poisons all the other gardens till his flowers go 10x

currently working on grow system design that will solve the major issues with food production globally. making vertical farming economically viable everywhere.

a company that sits at the intersection of Fintech and Healthcare... with caregivers being the center of it all... Right now I am basically living the life of caregivers and learning but I have the product idea and how I would execute. A little bit of Papa and a whole lot of something else

I'm working on a project that helps high school students to pursue the right career by connecting them with all the undergrad students at different universities before they (high school) students even graduate from school.share your thoughts

Which countries does this apply to? Banks 🏦 collapsed ,merged and were acquired in my country because they didn’t have the minimum required liquidity to remain a bank. However the future is truly limitless.

Is Google saving up to make a very big purchase?

KZfaq reccomended this cool vid! Awesome Garry!

These "companies" that have so much money should probably pay their employees more, the CEOs don't need 10 yachts while the lowest paid employee is driving a 2005 civic....

I'm working on a MPC wallet, to take on fireblock or gnosis-safe

Hi Garry, I know you had a problem with SlideBean's Boosted Board video. Can you do a video of why they were incorrect? I was a big fan of the product and company until I saw that video but would love to hear a counterpoint.

Great video. All your content is spot on. What I would like to hear more discussion about is: how do founders outside of tech ecosystem and organizations with deal flow talk to investors with the money? Seems like they are always too busy to take meetings unless you are personally introduced.

Thinking of starting a low budget saas business, but i need ideas and real problems to solve. What do you think?

i'm a incoming EECS freshman and im about to put money to good use in at most around 4~10 years.

No such thing too much money, money is only reflective of economy - there is only only too much power to destroy or control people in the wrong hands.

Hey Garry, I'm working on an ML Ops app to make ML testing easier than ever.