Inspiration - Just Start

Inspiration and new ideas often come from thoughtful conversation and good listening. I just had the opportunity to see the co-founder of Twitter, Jack Dorsey, at Webster University in St. Louis.
To hear of his obsession with maps growing up, learning about how he got into programming, listening to his tips on start-ups was inspirational!
Immediacy, Transparency, Approachability - are the principles upon which Twitter was founded. Along the way, listening to users helped them to crystallize some of the features that make Twitter, Twitter.
He hinted at some new ventures applying some of these principles and learnings to some of our country's most pressing issues: in the health care and financial sectors.
Dorsey was born and raised in St. Louis, and is truly one of our region's best ambassador as we move towards a new innovation-based economy, one built on the promise of small entrepreneurial companies leading the way in job creation. Jack ended with "Just start." Indeed, we should.