Perfection is unattainable. You're never going to get something that's perfect, done. Not with your budget. Not with your timeframe. Not so that you can test it to see if that's what people really want. Perfection is an oasis.
So don't aim for that. Come up with a good enough that satisfies most of your perfect criteria. That fits your budget. That fits your timeframe. That gets you one step closer to your ultimate goal. Then ship!
Forbes named me a world's top 50 woman in tech & 30 Under 30. I founded Robogals and Aipoly and was Young Australian of the Year 2012. Currently working on robotics company Aubot. I'm the youngest Member of the Order of Australia (AM) and I give speeches around the world.
I tweet @maritacheng and I'm on Facebook.
Answer the phone. Reply to the email. Follow up with the guy you met last week. Go to the meeting. Don't go to the meeting. Don't become a board...
I went to Orlando and gave three speeches in 4 days! I spoke to Baxter Healthcare virtually about failure - my failures, failing fast, failing...
Want to do something but you don't feel like it? Want to start a company but you feel the first step is too high and too hard? Want to get fit but...
In order to be incredible, you first have to credible - to have people who trust you and your ability. The winner of the 2007 TED Prize was awarded $100...
"We would have bought your company." "You just got lucky because it was the right time for that kind of thing." "All the elements in the industry were...
From January - May this year, I worked on the first prototype of the production model of my telepresence robot, Teleroo.Teleroo was launched onstage at the...
Ask yourself: 1. What do I want to learn? 2. What do I already know? Then: 3. Devise a project you’re interested in that involves others - Create a...
Playing with robots in the office with Kyle van Dordrecht. We timed ourselves putting a robotics kit together... then we modified the kit.
Planning things with integrity means to plan things such that you have done all you can in your base for things to go as smoothly as possible. It...
Getting myself in the mood to write can be difficult. Sometimes, when I'm out and about, my brain comes up with one or two ideas at once, and I...
