A YouTuber Stole The Graduation

What this video covers

The emotional impact of setbacks on founders. It delves into the psychological resilience required to navigate the challenges of startup life.

Transcript

The unemployment rate was twice what it is today. Law firms across the country were closing, and when I sat in those seats, one out of three law students didn't go on to get law jobs. Okay, I I was clerking for a firm that had 35 attorneys, and when uh 3 months before graduation, I was laid off, and that firm was a solo practice. Uh by the time I sat for the bar, I was in panic mode. I put out 3,200 resumes to law firms and lawyers across the country. I got 15 job interviews and no job offers. I remember driving to Boynton Beach, Florida, because there was an associate, an entry-level associate position advertised. And I remember interviewing for this, and the partner points out the door at a well-dressed professional woman in her 50s who was being trained to make copies and run the coffee machine. She goes, "See that woman there?" I go, "Yeah." She goes, "That's our new receptionist.

She's a licensed attorney with 20 years of experience. 300 people applied for her job. Many of them licensed attorneys. Why do you think you deserve to get an associate position?" And I looked her dead in the eye and said, "Because I am very, very good-looking." Go big or go home, right? You know, and I did not get that job. I did not I did not get that job.

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