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What is -1 to 0? A Philosophy of Ideation.

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If you have ever discovered a word that describes something you knew but couldn’t express, you are familiar with the power of giving something a name. Definition makes a thing more understandable, more tractable. It helps create best practices, repeatable processes, and benchmarks. It gives you language to communicate what you are doing and why it is worth doing well. In the first few years after founding South Park Commons, I didn’t have that kind of language to explain the community’s purpose. What I used was the sequence of events leading to SPC’s founding. I had gone from rocket ship rides at Facebook, my own startup Cove, and Dropbox to …. nothing. I wanted to start something new but didn’t have any direction beyond ambition. I felt unmoored. What would eventually become SPC was my answer to that experience. Like-minded, talented, technical peers gathered around my kitchen table to help each other through a shared stage of ambiguity. And eventually we developed language for what e

South Park Commons Apply Residency Companies Writing Menu Residency Companies Writing Menu Apply Applications for the F26 Founder Fellowship are open. Learn more → South Park Commons helps you go from -1 to 0 SPC is a home for the most talented founders and technologists exploring what's next. Our members turn the chaos of possibility into the clarity of conviction. What is -1? How to start Exploring the frontier? SPC helps at every step Exploring at the frontier? SPC helps at every step The path from -1 to 0 isn't a straight line. Our members range from pre-idea to pre-launch, but all ar

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