Hey business guys ever tried explaining something to an engineer and they just didn’t get it? Or the other way around, you engineers just can’t get something across to a thick headed business guy?
You people who are trying to accomplish something creative, why do artists, musicians, and designers tell you that your not doing it right but when they explain their creative philosophies or rigid structures in which creativity must take place, why does it never make sense?
The Industry Advisory Board for Embry-Riddle’s College of Business was on campus last week. I have written about some other aspects of this but I want to focus on one experience.
I was sitting in on our CEO (Collegiate Entrepreneur’s Organization) advisors entrepreneurship class because some very cool people would be speaking. After, we had a chance to speak with them individually. I drifted into a conversation a group was having with an aviation investor, Oscar Garcia. They had pitched their idea and he was critiquing them on their pitching methods.This is basically what he said:
Today’s technological landscape has made it incredibly easy to connect with thousands of people across the globe quickly and efficiently. It has allowed me to keep in touch with the people I met at the National CEO Conference in Chicago, as well as meet a bunch of new people. This weekend I learned the valuable importance of actually speaking with people.
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