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Lessons from Waterloo | Keane Moraes

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These are a collection of lessons that I learned from 5 years at Waterloo. Some of them are summarized as quotes that epitomize their meaning. Some have stories behind them and have required time and sensibility to cultivate. Some of them are combined with a reflection on my time there. No one made a greater mistake than he who did nothing because he could only do little. They’d probably put this on my tombstone. I’ve found this quote from Edmund Burke most salient and it really warrants no explanation. This quote has pushed me to do better than be a “safety-net chaser. Being in Waterloo, you see the narcotic allure of Big Tech. A lot of Big Tech chasers choose it not for exceptional work but for optionality. They start weaving their own safety nets and end up in cocoons. You can’t blame them. But these side-quests aren’t waystations. They are dangerous rabbitholes. Its paramount that you start on your dreams. Start small. But don’t choose the chase of optionality. Ask for forgiveness,

These are a collection of lessons that I learned from 5 years at Waterloo. Some of them are summarized as quotes that epitomize their meaning. Some have stories behind them and have required time and sensibility to cultivate. Some of them are combined with a reflection on my time there. No one made a greater mistake than he who did nothing because he could only do little . They’d probably put this on my tombstone. I’ve found this quote from Edmund Burke most salient and it really warrants no explanation. This quote has pushed me to do better than be a “safety-net chaser . Being in Waterloo, yo

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