If you’re going to throw your time, energy, and youth at a company, try to join one that’s not just making a better mousetrap. Find a business that’s starting a revolution. A company that’s likely to make a substantial change in the status quo has the following characteristics: 1. It’s creating a product or service that’s wholly new or combines existing technology in a novel way that the competition can’t make or even understand. 2. This product solves a problem—a real pain point—that a lot of customers experience daily. There should be an existing large market. 3. The novel technology can
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