Learning Luckiness

28 April 2012

Great story of a British sculptor, turned materials scientist, discovering the formula for her successful startup by chance: > Jane had stumbled on a product idea that mapped perfectly to a deeply held conviction: she hated waste. She was fed up with it and knew she wasn’t alone.[…] > > Her insight was that this space-age rubber she’d invented could be an essential innovation in this cause. She saw the potential in her chance discovery only because she had an overriding purpose that gave her a unique perspective.