The idea that many founders, despite outward appearances, often struggle with self-doubt and uncertainty. Watch the full video — free, no account needed.
The idea that many founders, despite outward appearances, often struggle with self-doubt and uncertainty. It emphasizes that this lack of having "it figured out" is a common experience among entrepreneurs.
What they did not teach us in school and what I wish they would have taught me. I don't care who you are or where you're from. We all live the same life and it goes like this. You wake up to your world about 8:16. About 8:16 you say [music] to yourself, "Well, I need to get a job one day. So I'm going to have to work real hard at a skill to make money. But you know what? I want to make a lot of money. So I'm going to work and work and work to become an expert at a skill. And then one day out of the blue I get a relationship going." Now I got to keep the job going cuz she needs a lot of money. But now not only do I have to be an expert at my job, all of a sudden I have to be an expert at relationships. This is hard. She wants me to be masculine yet sensitive. Then we bought a house. Now I have to be a plumber. I have to be an electrician. [music] I have to be a landscape artist. I have to
be an expert at taxes. Now we have children. Now I'm a doc Oh, shoot. I just lost [music] one of the kids. Hold on. We got another. NOW I'M A DOCTOR. I'm a mentor. I'm a theologian. [music] And all of a sudden I hear from my wife, "Honey, I don't get enough attention." THERE IS NO TIME!