James Altucher
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Yeah. So, you know, and I also call it idea sex. I call it a couple of things. And the idea is, it's sort of like that sports and business example, is that you want to come up with two things that you're either interested in or know about and explore what the intersection of those things are. So, you know, for instance, Apple does this quite a bit. So they were a computer company for 30 years.
You know, Let's say you're making a restaurant. Okay, there's a million Mexican restaurants on this street. But there's people who might, in the next town over, there's a lot of sushi restaurants. So let's make the Sushi Rito restaurant. We're going to make burritos of raw fish or whatever. This might be a bad idea, but you always can combine two concepts to find something interesting.
You know, Let's say you're making a restaurant. Okay, there's a million Mexican restaurants on this street. But there's people who might, in the next town over, there's a lot of sushi restaurants. So let's make the Sushi Rito restaurant. We're going to make burritos of raw fish or whatever. This might be a bad idea, but you always can combine two concepts to find something interesting.
You know, Let's say you're making a restaurant. Okay, there's a million Mexican restaurants on this street. But there's people who might, in the next town over, there's a lot of sushi restaurants. So let's make the Sushi Rito restaurant. We're going to make burritos of raw fish or whatever. This might be a bad idea, but you always can combine two concepts to find something interesting.
You know, Let's say you're making a restaurant. Okay, there's a million Mexican restaurants on this street. But there's people who might, in the next town over, there's a lot of sushi restaurants. So let's make the Sushi Rito restaurant. We're going to make burritos of raw fish or whatever. This might be a bad idea, but you always can combine two concepts to find something interesting.
You know, Let's say you're making a restaurant. Okay, there's a million Mexican restaurants on this street. But there's people who might, in the next town over, there's a lot of sushi restaurants. So let's make the Sushi Rito restaurant. We're going to make burritos of raw fish or whatever. This might be a bad idea, but you always can combine two concepts to find something interesting.
And then suddenly they wanted to combine, let's combine the radio with computers. And the idea that resulted was the iPod, the first iPod. Oh, let's combine... the iPod with phones. And the result was the smartphone, the iPhone. Oh, let's combine computers with this flat surface we've been doing with our phones. Oh, so now they have the iPad. So idea sex could create completely new industries.
And then suddenly they wanted to combine, let's combine the radio with computers. And the idea that resulted was the iPod, the first iPod. Oh, let's combine... the iPod with phones. And the result was the smartphone, the iPhone. Oh, let's combine computers with this flat surface we've been doing with our phones. Oh, so now they have the iPad. So idea sex could create completely new industries.
And then suddenly they wanted to combine, let's combine the radio with computers. And the idea that resulted was the iPod, the first iPod. Oh, let's combine... the iPod with phones. And the result was the smartphone, the iPhone. Oh, let's combine computers with this flat surface we've been doing with our phones. Oh, so now they have the iPad. So idea sex could create completely new industries.
And then suddenly they wanted to combine, let's combine the radio with computers. And the idea that resulted was the iPod, the first iPod. Oh, let's combine... the iPod with phones. And the result was the smartphone, the iPhone. Oh, let's combine computers with this flat surface we've been doing with our phones. Oh, so now they have the iPad. So idea sex could create completely new industries.
And then suddenly they wanted to combine, let's combine the radio with computers. And the idea that resulted was the iPod, the first iPod. Oh, let's combine... the iPod with phones. And the result was the smartphone, the iPhone. Oh, let's combine computers with this flat surface we've been doing with our phones. Oh, so now they have the iPad. So idea sex could create completely new industries.
Let's say you love guitars and you love history. Well, how about looking at the history of the world in terms of the evolution of guitars? Because obviously they went from very primitive guitars to all the way up to electric guitars. And in a weird way that describes the history of technology, the history of music, the history of civilization as we know it.
Let's say you love guitars and you love history. Well, how about looking at the history of the world in terms of the evolution of guitars? Because obviously they went from very primitive guitars to all the way up to electric guitars. And in a weird way that describes the history of technology, the history of music, the history of civilization as we know it.
Let's say you love guitars and you love history. Well, how about looking at the history of the world in terms of the evolution of guitars? Because obviously they went from very primitive guitars to all the way up to electric guitars. And in a weird way that describes the history of technology, the history of music, the history of civilization as we know it.
Let's say you love guitars and you love history. Well, how about looking at the history of the world in terms of the evolution of guitars? Because obviously they went from very primitive guitars to all the way up to electric guitars. And in a weird way that describes the history of technology, the history of music, the history of civilization as we know it.
Let's say you love guitars and you love history. Well, how about looking at the history of the world in terms of the evolution of guitars? Because obviously they went from very primitive guitars to all the way up to electric guitars. And in a weird way that describes the history of technology, the history of music, the history of civilization as we know it.
So idea sex is a very powerful tool when coming up with ideas.
So idea sex is a very powerful tool when coming up with ideas.
So idea sex is a very powerful tool when coming up with ideas.
So idea sex is a very powerful tool when coming up with ideas.