Since age 16, Adrian Pittman, Founder of Module, has tasked himself with learning one new skill per year. We discuss the impact of that strategy on growing his company.
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Adrian Pittman, founder of Module, started working for himself at age 16. In this conversation, Adrian and I discuss the advice he would give to his sixteen year old self wishing to enter his field of endeavor today. He cited two:
- Expect the rules as you know them today to change.
- As a result, you need to constantly consider yourself a student.
When I asked him how he learned himself, the answer was quite revelatory:
- Each year after starting work, he set himself a goal of learning one new skill a year.
- He chose the skills based on demand from his clients, thereby ensuring he stayed in touch with the marketplace.
- As his business grew beyond a one-man show, he began to incorporate course work on managing people.
In conclusion, Adrian states that he was lucky to be put in a situation where he was forced to learn. But, the truth of the matter is that he himself made the decision to be in a situation where learning was essential. This strategy might be described as a blueprint for how to succeed in the knowledge-based economy.
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