The quote in the title is kind of silly: do something awesome? Well, yeah.
But I thought the second part was more interesting:
"Try not to get caught up in the echo chamber. That is probably the toughest thing when you are trying to break out and do something original.
A lot of things are evolutionary, and it is easy to get caught up on what the geek subculture thinks."
That's actually hard because you have to explain why that new technology/app/gadget is so cool and interesting. It might be evident to you as a geek/hacker, but if the gap with mainstream is too big, it will get lost.
But I thought the second part was more interesting:
"Try not to get caught up in the echo chamber. That is probably the toughest thing when you are trying to break out and do something original.
A lot of things are evolutionary, and it is easy to get caught up on what the geek subculture thinks."
That's actually hard because you have to explain why that new technology/app/gadget is so cool and interesting. It might be evident to you as a geek/hacker, but if the gap with mainstream is too big, it will get lost.