1 00:00:00,380 --> 00:00:05,640 When I was in college, I first heard the phrase fail early, fail fast, 2 00:00:05,640 --> 00:00:09,320 and fail often, where the moral of the story was about 3 00:00:09,320 --> 00:00:12,230 learning quickly from mistakes and recovering. 4 00:00:12,230 --> 00:00:16,400 Then when I became a working professional, I started hearing a similar but 5 00:00:16,400 --> 00:00:20,360 more business-driven iteration, fail early and fail cheaply. 6 00:00:21,460 --> 00:00:26,070 I found out that cheap didn't necessarily mean the monetary cost. 7 00:00:26,070 --> 00:00:30,330 It turns out, there's a ton of ways you can be thrifty in failure. 8 00:00:30,330 --> 00:00:34,870 For instance, time or effort can be associated with the cost in question. 9 00:00:36,240 --> 00:00:41,750 Smartest way to do this when building a portfolio would be to enlist the help of 10 00:00:41,750 --> 00:00:46,680 others to weigh in on your presentation's message through power of critique. 11 00:00:47,760 --> 00:00:50,740 Critique is a method of disciplined, 12 00:00:50,740 --> 00:00:54,460 systematic study of a written or oral discourse. 13 00:00:55,540 --> 00:00:58,950 Basically, it's allowing others to see your work and comment on it. 14 00:01:00,060 --> 00:01:03,260 Those commenting could be friends, colleagues, 15 00:01:03,260 --> 00:01:07,460 those with similar backgrounds to your potential future employers. 16 00:01:07,460 --> 00:01:10,020 And yes, even family members. 17 00:01:10,020 --> 00:01:14,050 You should ask them questions like is it really coming across as something that 18 00:01:14,050 --> 00:01:15,800 represents me? 19 00:01:15,800 --> 00:01:17,570 Or is my message clear? 20 00:01:18,770 --> 00:01:23,570 Keep in mind, the point of you showing your work isn't for 21 00:01:23,570 --> 00:01:29,250 validation as much as it is to make sure you're being effectively represented. 22 00:01:29,250 --> 00:01:33,350 The moment your grandma tells you she dislikes the color blue 23 00:01:33,350 --> 00:01:37,160 you chose on your mobile portfolio, it's the moment 24 00:01:37,160 --> 00:01:41,160 you need to steer the conversation back to whether your narrative makes sense. 25 00:01:42,280 --> 00:01:48,020 After all, the reason you're asking them is because you know they're going to be 26 00:01:48,020 --> 00:01:53,680 honest with you about the clarity of your message and if it aligns with who you are. 27 00:01:53,680 --> 00:01:57,200 You'll wanna do this early and fairly often in the process, 28 00:01:58,400 --> 00:02:02,650 all while you're prototyping using cheap tools like pen and paper, or 29 00:02:02,650 --> 00:02:06,700 frameworks that allow you to make rapid changes effortlessly.