ABOUT
FIRSP. FIRST. SPECIAL.
Being FIRST or not is a black-and-white matter. Either you are FIRST or you’re not. There are no shades of grey. What most people miss: Success and failure are about more than being FIRST. Success and failure are about being FIRSP. Being FIRST. Being SPECIAL. That’s where the shades of grey come in. We strive to master the shades of grey. So we get the black and white outcomes we desire. For the success we deserve. Are you willing to do what it takes to be FIRSP?
Being FIRST is simple but hard. The concept is simple. Execution is hard. See what others see. Do what others do. In the same way. For the same reasons. Just a little bit harder. With very similar results. Being FIRSP is complex but easy. The concept is complex. Execution is easy. See what others can’t see. Do what others can’t do. In different ways. For different reasons. Just a little bit differently. With vastly different results.
I am GEORGE VAN (PhD, Cambridge) and I share my mindset, insights and outlook on what has changed my life for good: Being FIRSP at everything I think, say and do. Through my academic research, executive training and business practice, I connect with first of their kind people from business & politics, the arts & sciences, media & sports. Together we explore why it matters to be FIRSP, what it means to be FIRSP and how we can be FIRSP.
FIRST to Share Purpose.
FIRST to communicate our Why.
FIRST to Speak Up.
FIRST to Solve Problems.
FIRST to figure out the How.
FIRST to Speed Up.
FIRST to Serve People.
FIRST to do the What.
FIRST to Spark Up.
FIRST to Start Up.
FIRST to get the ball rolling.
Start Up for Initiative.
FIRST to Scale Up.
FIRST to gather momentum.
Scale Up for Impact.
FIRST to Scope Up.
FIRST to broaden horizons.
Scope Up for Interest.
ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW
FIRSP is more than FIRST. It’s FIRST. It’s SPECIAL.
FIRST to Share Purpose.
FIRST to Solve Problems.
FIRST to Serve People.
ACTORS
We are FIRSP.
GEORGE VAN
Team up with GEORGE
I am GEORGE VAN (PhD, Cambridge) and I team up with the world’s top academics, entrepreneurs, executives, scientists and artists and – perhaps – with you. Together we do the things that matter most to us and make our ventures come true.
FIRSP.com
FIRST. SPECIAL.
I share my mindset, insights and outlook on what has changed my life for good: Being FIRSP at everything I think, say and do. I connect with people from business & politics, the arts & sciences, media & sports. Together we explore what it means to be FIRSP, what it takes to be FIRSP and what we must do to be FIRSP.
BUSINESS & POLITICS
FIRST things FIRST.
The difference between dealing with a clinch and clinching a deal? The difference between winning an election and electing a winner? Are you willing to do what it takes to be FIRSP?
ARTS & SCIENCES
FIRST of its Kind.
The difference between a work master and a masterwork? The difference between a scientific breakdown and a scientific breakthrough? Are you willing to do what it takes to be FIRSP?
MEDIA & SPORTS
From Last to FIRST.
The difference between covering positions and positive coverage? The difference between gaming the win and winning the game? Are you willing to do what it takes to be FIRSP?
COUNTDOWN TO LAUNCH
FIRSP. FIRST. SPECIAL.
There is an infinite number of opportunities out there. And an infinite number of ways to get there. But there’s only one chance for you to be FIRSP.