A company's core mission can simply be providing good jobs for people
Sam Parr · The Dark Story Behind Pornhub’s $1.5B Business Empire · Feb 7, 2024 · at 37:14
Sam Parr explains why founders should not feel existential dread if their business merely provides entertainment or stable employment instead of changing the world.
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“Your product doesn't have to change the world. Your product, actually, as a CEO or owner, could be, I create jobs for wonderful people, and I give them a great place to work. And, like, most people just want a nine-to-five, and they want to play softball on the weekends. And they want to make sure they've got good health insurance. They want to see their kids raised and be healthy. You don't need a life changing thing all the time to have a bad ass thing.”
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