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        <title><![CDATA[Stories by John Liu on Medium]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[Building a web application from scratch (000)]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2020 12:48:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Ideas.. ideas.. idea..</p><p>Imagine this scenario:</p><p>Person A runs an IT company that is capable of setting up a local file management software. Person B runs a marketing company is desperately in need for a file management software.</p><p>Person B requirement match Person A service.</p><p>And this connection is what I intend to call a binary sync.</p><img src="https://medium.com/_/stat?event=post.clientViewed&referrerSource=full_rss&postId=ef433815da24" width="1" height="1" alt="">]]></content:encoded>
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            <title><![CDATA[A Summer in London]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 21 Aug 2018 18:41:06 GMT</pubDate>
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            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<figure><img alt="" src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1024/0*JoHsWW3gKNkUppMz" /><figcaption>Photo by <a href="https://unsplash.com/@itstamaramenzi?utm_source=medium&amp;utm_medium=referral">Tamara Menzi</a> on <a href="https://unsplash.com/?utm_source=medium&amp;utm_medium=referral">Unsplash</a></figcaption></figure><p>I had the privilege of spending 3 weeks in London, I miss the city. The musty smell of the underground, the bustling weekend markets, the quaint coffee shops, the Thames.</p><p>What strikes a non-Londoner(me) starkly is the unique balance of historic architecture with skyscrapers. It’s like yin and yang, like Westminster meets Canary Wharf. An elegant synergy. Turn an unexpected corner and a beautiful cathedral just leaves me in awe.</p><p>There’s this special vibe on the streets, with different boroughs nuanced. Everyone is brisk walking past me, rushing to somewhere. My Nikes hit the uneven cobblestone road. I see a pile of garbage by the side of the road. I pause for a moment, trying to decipher all my senses.</p><p>I smile, the city of London you are charming.</p><img src="https://medium.com/_/stat?event=post.clientViewed&referrerSource=full_rss&postId=863c16c184c8" width="1" height="1" alt="">]]></content:encoded>
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            <title><![CDATA[Execution Is Everything, Here’s Why]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 23 Apr 2018 09:33:09 GMT</pubDate>
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            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<figure><img alt="" src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1024/0*GaotNbXSzqsKvZ7w." /><figcaption>Photo by <a href="https://unsplash.com/@herlifeinpixels?utm_source=medium&amp;utm_medium=referral">Hannah Wei</a> on <a href="https://unsplash.com/?utm_source=medium&amp;utm_medium=referral">Unsplash</a></figcaption></figure><blockquote>Ideas are cheap. Ideas are easy. Ideas are common. Everybody has ideas. Ideas are highly, highly overvalued. Execution is all that matters. — Casey Neistat</blockquote><p>There’s too much noise around. There’s too much talk on disruption. There’s too much talk on emulating company x or company y.</p><h3><strong>Execution is the process, and the process is key.</strong></h3><p>You can’t fathom the enormity and complexity of an entrepreneurial venture ahead of you, until you have started working on it. Multiple road blocks will hit you in the face immediately. The things you thought least likely to screw up, are the ones whereby most attention will be focused on. Having the tenacity and being committed through the entire process is an accomplishment itself.</p><p>It’s about the appreciation for the process. For every process that you stick though, you emerge a slightly better version of yourself.</p><h3><strong>Execution validates self-doubt, gradually impossibility becomes a possibility.</strong></h3><p>I can’t do it. This won’t work. No one seems to care. I can’t see success in this venture. Suddenly, all the self-doubt starts to drown your conscious mind, especially on days when things are not going smoothly. However, upon the beta release of a software, the first milestone, the first sale, the first investor — is when you realize the impossible is now a reality.</p><p>The success of a venture is secondary, because you now have in your arsenal, the mistakes, the experience and know-how from the venture. Your fixed mindset has been stretched. The mindset limit of what you thought was impossible, no longer exist. Soon enough, you will be excited and thinking of more ways to scale, establish a stronger presence, secure more investments.</p><h3><strong>Execution proves the critics otherwise, and inspire others who hear about your story.</strong></h3><p>I was a victim of the skeptical mindset myself, constantly doubting the viability of entrepreneurial ideas. I was ignorant to the amount of effort, pain, and tenacity entrepreneurs face when executing an idea. And, how much I could learn from the process.</p><p>There’s a belief, if no one thinks your idea is stupid or crazy, it’s not worth doing. Execution is the only actionable way to show an idea works.</p><p>For every step, every story, you inspire others to think, “I can do it as well, let me give it a shot.” With more ideas being turned into reality, the human race inches forward.</p><blockquote>The best tip I could tell you is to be active. So many people talk about what they want to do and they just love words. Put actions behind your words. Don’t be a talker, be a doer.— Kevin Hart</blockquote><img src="https://medium.com/_/stat?event=post.clientViewed&referrerSource=full_rss&postId=ff14d889ce23" width="1" height="1" alt="">]]></content:encoded>
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