silicon valley best 20 quotes
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what some of the biggest names in Silicon Valley wish they knew before the age of 20. complies by CLAK Impressions to inspire all of you. Feel free to download, share and and use in all presentations.TRANSCRIPT
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What Some of the Biggest Names in Silicon Valley Wish They Had Known at Age 20
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The Importance of People and Relationship
The Importance of Hustle and Perseverance If you start a company
Learn not just from what you do but who you do it with. The value of surrounding yourself
with a great peer group is important for the short and long haul. By Hunter Walk, Founder Homebrew
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20 years is a long time, nothing stays the same, not even yourself. Have principles and surround yourself with good people. By Michael
Yang @ Pinterest
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The Importance of Hustle and Perseverance If you start a company
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Inspire. People will do exceptional things for you because they want to, not because they have to. By Jason Goldberg CEO of Fad.
The Importance of People and Relationship
The Importance of Hustle and Perseverance If you start a company
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The uncomfortable conversations are the most valuable ones and create an environment that create open communication. It will lead to strong relationships, and the feedback you get will be your key
source of personal growth. By Logan Green CEO Lyft
The Importance of People and Relationship
The Importance of Hustle and Perseverance If you start a company
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The Value of a Mentor, Listen and then talk by Walter Kortschak, Summit Partners.
The Importance of People and Relationship
The importance of hustle and perseverance If you start a company
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I remember always being in a hurry and not having PATIENCE. I wish someone told me that you need a lot of patience to be great at
something. By Om Malik, Founder of GigaOM
The Importance of People and Relationship
The Importance of Hustle and Perseverance If you start a company
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Nothing replaces intensity of Effort and persistence you put forward on anything, certainly not pure intellect. By Ben Smith Founder of
MerchantCircle
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The Importance of People and Relationship
The Importance of People and Relationship
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Add value before you ask for value-Prove your impact by accomplishing something before getting hung up in discussions
about compensation. Just take the initiative, and you will become indispensable. By Chris Sacca, Founder of Lowercase Capital
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The Importance of Hustle and Perseverance If you start a company
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Work hard at something that matters to you, sooner or later – and the sooner the better because you have to work hard in order to
make a difference. By Eric Rosser Eldon, Co-editor at TechCrunch
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Get busy unlearning and forgetting what other people and society want and expect from you. The sooner you can stop listening to
others, the sooner you can hear your inner voice, and get busy doing what you want to do and will therefore be great at. By Naval
Ravikant, founder and CEO of AngelList.
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Knowledge compounds on itself. Value learning and experience over everything else in your first few years. By Mitch Colleran, Eventbrite
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Optimize for working with great people, on hard problems, that impact the world. By Ben Ling, partner at Khosla Ventures
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Pick your boss, not your job. By Keith Rabois, Partner at Khosla Ventures
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Consider time, your most precious resource. By Yishan Wong, CEO of Reddit
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Attempt Great things. Hopefully you’ll succeed, but even if you fail, you’ll meet great people and have a great life while trying. After each success or failure, figure out what your next GREAT thing is you’re going to attempt. By Tom Katis, founder and CEO of Voxer
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Most things are not as risky as they seem. By Sam Altman, Partner at Y Combinator
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Work on something you believe in deeply and don’t relent until you’ve reached your goal. Good things will break your way as long
as you never give up. By Matt Douglass, Co-founder of Practice Fusion
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Make sure you are building something that wasn’t possible just 18 months ago. Make sure you focus on something that you really want to be working on for at least a decade. By Aaron Levie, Founder and
CEO at Box.
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I don’t mind failing but if we succeed, it better be worth succeeding. Most people reduce risk to the point where the
consequences of success are inconsequential. By Vinod Khosla, Founder of Sun Microsystems and Khosla Ventures.
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Learn to acknowledge the people, whose shoulders you stood, to achieve your success.
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