Something from Nothing—I love this phenomenon. I seek it out and find it everywhere. Sculptors, inventors, rappers, and entrepreneurs—they're modern-day magicians. After all, to the audience, their results look like magic.
But does anything truly valuable—a work of art, a discovery, a poem, or a company—emerge from a vacuum?
There may be a better explanation. Perhaps the thing was there long before, but the brain ignored it or the eye failed to notice.
Was David always inside that rough block of marble?
Did the painting exist before the artist put it on canvas?
Is a tree already there when a seed breaks soil with its first root?
When does a business truly exist—when the founder gets fed up with the industry's rotten status quo, or when he takes the company public?
It’s foolish to dismiss a vague problem, a hypothesis in the mind, or a sketch on a napkin. Lack of a solid form is no argument. How many mighty corporations have vanished overnight?
The one who understands this secret can see—and create—miracles.
Yours sincerely,
-Alexander
About me:
As a business therapist, I help tech founders quickly solve dilemmas at the intersection of business and personality, and boost company value as a result.
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