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Or, "I'm fully self-made. All I had was an introduction to the CEO of Sequoia by my father who happens to be a Senator and a small zero-interest loan, barely a
by f17 4y ago
Or, "I'm fully self-made. All I had was an introduction to the CEO of Sequoia by my father who happens to be a Senator and a small zero-interest loan, barely a million dollars."
- codalan 4y agoThe struggle is real
- ryandrake 4y agoI encountered a founder once who built his small empire from just an idea in a garage. How did the employees know it started as an idea in a garage? Because he started every speech at every company meeting by telling the story. But if you dug just a little deeper, you'd learn that this was like the fourth or fifth startup he tried. Every time one failed, he'd go back home, live off his family's wealth for a little while dreaming up the next attempt. Yea, I could also be a pro baseball player if I got an infinite number of at-bats.