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Business is still a personality game. Some people just have that magnetism and can talk millions out of investors. People like Trump or Steve Jobs are special l
by WeylandYutani 3y ago
Business is still a personality game. Some people just have that magnetism and can talk millions out of investors.
People like Trump or Steve Jobs are special like that.
- JohnFen 3y ago100% this. Early on, I learned that there were broadly two types of people. "Inside people" and "outside people". Inside people are the ones who are at their best developing the product, outside people are at their best marketing the product, getting investor interest, etc. It's very rare that a single person can perform well in both roles. For this reason, I would never start a business by myself. At a minimum, I need a partner who can be the outside person. Another significant thing founders need to do is to be really honest about the limits of their abilities and to find other ways of doing the things they're bad at.
- danielvaughn 3y agoI think you're right. The storyteller is so important.