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classic example of how taking the time (or growing the balls) to ask for something is 90% of the way to getting it.
by ErrantX 17y ago
classic example of how taking the time (or growing the balls) to ask for something is 90% of the way to getting it.
- nico 17y agoTotally agree. In spanish there are 2 related sayings: - "El que no llora, no mama", which translates to something like "Babies that don't cry, don't get breast fed" (very raw translation). - "En pedir no hay engaño", roughly translates to "There's no deceit in asking"
- michael_dorfman 17y agoFYI: the equivalent English expressions are "The squeaky wheel gets the grease" and "There's no harm in asking."
- vaksel 17y agoNot really, I could see if they asked in person, but they just texted their question and Branson was asked it publically by someone else.
- ErrantX 17y agowell perhaps the other 10% is asking the right way (i.e. cheekily in this case) Besides Branson does similar things fairly often. I think he's a pretty sound guy.
- wallflower 17y agoI posted this because these students were thinking in a manner unlike anyone else in that large auditorium. Thinking about/looking for opportunities/taking advantage of the situation. Honestly, I do not think that thought would even cross my mind, had I been there. I believe this is an example of how some entrepreneurs think radically different. I do not think they would have had access to Branson in person (security; someone from the conference organizers got them backstage)