Talking with Ryan, I realize that I am happiest when I’m adding value directly to other people. Teaching folks what they want to learn is an example; providing them a useful tool is another.
When thinking about creating value for myself, I often focus on wealth creation. I’m not sure why TBH. One guess is that more wealth allows me to place bigger bets, and subsequently more wealth creation. However, it is a fools errand to think there is a goal here. There is no winning in wealth creation, and the reward system is built on taking risks, which’ll include losses.
Business value is generated by providing society something it is willing to pay for, or purchasing goods worth more tomorrow than you paid today.
Societal value is the improvement of our lives. This means something different for everyone, but generally boils down to happiness/health/wealth and sex.
Finding work that intersects these value systems is incredibly tricky.
My masters didn’t check any of the boxes, although it did teach me a lot.
Juniper was primarily business value, and not enough personal/societal value - although the jury is not out on that one yet!