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Jonathan Cedar Highlight
Become a technical contributor to an issue you care about, in an environment you can thrive in.
About Jonathan
- He majored in engineering, environmental science, and film.
- While working on an oceanographic research vessel, he picked up a book called The Art of Innovation.
- He got about ten pages into reading about the culture of design when he realized that was what he needed to do to blend his interests.
- BioLite started as a "night and weekend" project with his college buddy; they wanted to solve an international health crisis.
- Four million people die prematurely as a result of prolonged exposure to open fires and carbon monoxide, so they set out to build the solution.
- One of the hardest things for him to get through was accepting critical feedback about his "baby."
- Eventually he realized that it was important to discern the difference between being persistent and being stubborn.
- Says being persistent is key: it means you stick with what you care about, but you're able to accept and employ constructive criticism.
