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You have to be risk-averse, yet bold. And you have to watch your back all the time. My first attempt at business at the age of 22 ended up with someone I truste
by college_rules 11y ago
You have to be risk-averse, yet bold. And you have to watch your back all the time. My first attempt at business at the age of 22 ended up with someone I trusted stabbing me in the back and filing a lawsuit for $25k. I had to file personal bankruptcy to get out of that one. Business will make you tough and assertive or it will kill you.
- college_rules 11y agoThat's where I think the being a jerk comes from. I don't think it is something you strive for, but you learn that you have to be strong and correct in the things you do. I think the more a person feels the real pain that comes with failure, the more of a jerk they will become. Some people avoid the risk all together, but they never really end up doing anything great.
- college_rules 11y agoOne more thing. I don't like the phrasing of being a jerk. Not everyone who is successful is a jerk. What more successful people have is a drive towards product and operations perfection that trumps everything else. The idea of excellence and the pursuit of it causes leaders to fire people, expect only the best results, and really throw any inefficiency in the trash. It sounds ruthless and it might be, but that is where this jerk persona lives.