The Education of a Startup Investor

The Education of a Startup Investor

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The Education of a Startup Investor
The Education of a Startup Investor
2/52: Extreme Ambition

2/52: Extreme Ambition

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Jan 14, 2024
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Above: An extremely ambitious Ralph biting off more than he can chew

The 2010s was the decade of the Entrepreneur. The 2020s will be the decade of the Investor.

“Make mistakes of ambition and not mistakes of sloth”

—Machiavelli

Think 100x

It’s just a bit too easy to be just a bit better than average. A lot of people stay there as if that’s some kind of achievement, I know I’ve often thought that was good enough.

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