It's at the very moment you want to give up on your dreams that you must expand them until they move you again.
Umair HaqueI'm firmly of the belief that your youth should be spent pursuing your passion - not just slightly, tremulously, haltingly, but unrelentingly, with a vengeance, to the max and then beyond. So dream laughably big - and then take an absurdly huge risk or two.
Umair HaqueThe direction worth going in isn't up, down, forward, or backward. It's towards. And beyond.
Umair HaqueLetโs summarize. What is awesomeness? Awesomeness happens when thick โ real, meaningful โ value is created by people who love what they do, added to insanely great stuff, and multiplied by communities who are delighted and inspired because they are authentically better off. Thatโs a better kind of innovation, built for 21st century economics.
Umair HaqueThe social [media channel] isn't about beauty contests and popularity contests. They're a distortion, a caricature of the real thing. It's about trust, connection, and community. That's what there's too little of in today's mediascape, despite all the hoopla surrounding social tools. The promise of the Internet wasn't merely to inflate relationships, without adding depth, resonance, and meaning. It was to fundamentally rewire people, communities, civil society, business, and the state โ through thicker, stronger, more meaningful relationships. That's where the future of media lies.
Umair Haque