Making your mark on the world is hard. If it were easy, everybody would do it. But it’s not. It takes patience, it takes commitment, and it comes with plenty of failure along the way. The real test is not whether you avoid this failure, because you won’t. it’s whether you let it harden or shame you into inaction, or whether you learn from it; whether you choose to persevere. – Barack Obama
We’re going round and talking to people about VI, what it is and how it intends not only to deliver but also to be sustainable. One thing is certain – though the concept may be nebulous and hard to understand at first when you come from a world which is ruled by the price per square foot of space, when it’s explained correctly, everyone gets it.
I’ve put some of that into this PDF document which you can download and read, forward to anyone else and generally quote from.
VI is about taking a chance, it’s about a few motivated individuals who are going to shoulder part of the burden of risk for a few startups. And we have to remember that it’s okay to fail – as long as you don’t let that be the end.
We’re providing a place, a process, desks, chairs, light, heat, painted walls and experienced mentors. This is only part of what we see as missing in the Northern Ireland startup scene and we’re interested in talking to other like-minded folk who can help put together the other parts of the picture.
Remember, VI is not tied to a place or a group of people. It’s an idea, a process. If you want to replicate the VI process then get in touch and we can help put together the same process and same ideas in your location.
If you want to help, get in touch.
