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Jon McNeill

๐Ÿ‘ค Speaker
610 total appearances

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My First Million
Ex-Tesla President: The Unconventional Ideas Behind Tesla's Hypergrowth

Like you got to get water all over the place.

My First Million
Ex-Tesla President: The Unconventional Ideas Behind Tesla's Hypergrowth

You got to dump it in the sink.

My First Million
Ex-Tesla President: The Unconventional Ideas Behind Tesla's Hypergrowth

It's totally janky.

My First Million
Ex-Tesla President: The Unconventional Ideas Behind Tesla's Hypergrowth

And so they invented the Swiffer based on how they watch moms suffer with regular mops.

My First Million
Ex-Tesla President: The Unconventional Ideas Behind Tesla's Hypergrowth

Right.

My First Million
Ex-Tesla President: The Unconventional Ideas Behind Tesla's Hypergrowth

I love that.

My First Million
Ex-Tesla President: The Unconventional Ideas Behind Tesla's Hypergrowth

Yeah, so a little bit like you, I've been a variety-driven entrepreneur.

My First Million
Ex-Tesla President: The Unconventional Ideas Behind Tesla's Hypergrowth

I think it's a little bit because I've got business ADD.

My First Million
Ex-Tesla President: The Unconventional Ideas Behind Tesla's Hypergrowth

I could spend an entire career in a single industry without driving myself crazy.

My First Million
Ex-Tesla President: The Unconventional Ideas Behind Tesla's Hypergrowth

So I do look at these one-size-fits-all as a clue of, ooh, there could be an opportunity here.

My First Million
Ex-Tesla President: The Unconventional Ideas Behind Tesla's Hypergrowth

So an example of that is we took a look at the cybersecurity industry.

My First Million
Ex-Tesla President: The Unconventional Ideas Behind Tesla's Hypergrowth

And we started with this question of like, hey, 30% of compute has moved to the cloud, 70% hasn't.

My First Million
Ex-Tesla President: The Unconventional Ideas Behind Tesla's Hypergrowth

When does the next 30% move?

My First Million
Ex-Tesla President: The Unconventional Ideas Behind Tesla's Hypergrowth

What opportunities is that going to create, et cetera?

My First Million
Ex-Tesla President: The Unconventional Ideas Behind Tesla's Hypergrowth

This is in my venture firm.

My First Million
Ex-Tesla President: The Unconventional Ideas Behind Tesla's Hypergrowth

And we found something surprising that 30% of compute wasn't moving to the cloud.

My First Million
Ex-Tesla President: The Unconventional Ideas Behind Tesla's Hypergrowth

It was small, medium-sized businesses like law firms, accountancies, et cetera, have no compelling reason to go to the cloud.

My First Million
Ex-Tesla President: The Unconventional Ideas Behind Tesla's Hypergrowth

And they have a headwind of data risk.

My First Million
Ex-Tesla President: The Unconventional Ideas Behind Tesla's Hypergrowth

They have very sensitive data.

My First Million
Ex-Tesla President: The Unconventional Ideas Behind Tesla's Hypergrowth

They don't want to move that to the cloud.