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Naval Ravikant: A Few Hundred People in a Room Can Change Everything

By Naval Ravikant · Mindset & Career · 1 min read

Every revolution — scientific, political, technological — was driven by a small number of like-minded people at the cutting edge getting together and brainstorming. A few hundred people with the right ideas will completely change things for everybody.

Key Points

Human creativity is non-linear — one right idea outweighs a million wrong ones
Every revolution was driven by a small number of people at the cutting edge getting together
Create institutions and communities that let smart people gather and riff

A few hundred or few thousand people coming up with the right ideas will completely change things for everybody.

Creativity Is Non-Linear

Naval: Creativity is non-linear. One right idea can drive everything — whether it's politics, technology, or society. A small number of the right people interacting with each other drives everything.

Creativity is non-linear. A small number of the right people interacting drives everything.

Every Revolution Was a Small Group

Naval: Every revolution — scientific, political, technological — is driven by a small number of like-minded people at the cutting edge of thought, getting together and brainstorming with each other.

That's true of the Bolsheviks. The founding fathers. The scientific revolution in the 1800s. Edison and the people creating things in the US. You just need to figure out how to get a small number of innovative people together.

Every revolution was driven by a small number of people at the cutting edge getting together.

Create the Institutions

Naval: Creating institutions and communities that let smart people gather and riff — a few hundred, a few thousand people can come up with the right ideas. They will completely change things for everybody.

A few hundred people with the right ideas will completely change things for everybody.