Backable: The Surprising Truth Behind What Makes People Take a Chance on You

number two).4 Lee showed me what’s possible when we go beyond softball questions like “What do you think?” As much as we may enjoy hearing “I like it,” this kind of feedback won’t get us very far. The most backable people know this. That’s why every

“Give me something that isn’t google-able. I want an idea that is based on a surprise insight. Not something I could find through a Google search.”

What moves people isn’t charisma, but conviction. Backable people earnestly believe in what they’re saying, and they simply let that belief shine through whatever style feels most natural.

We need more high-integrity people who know how to sell a good idea.

People who change the world around them aren’t just brilliant…they’re backable. They have a seemingly mysterious superpower that lies at the intersection of “creativity” and “persuasion.”

DocSend and Tom Eisenmann, “What We Learned From 200 Startups Who Raised $360M,” July 2015, accessed August 21, 2020, https://docsend.com/view/p8jxsqr. 9 Russ Heddleston, “Data tells us that investors love a good story,” TechCrunch, April 12, 2019, accessed September 2, 2020, https://techcrunch.com/2019/04/12/data-tells-us-that-investors-love-a-goo

The Game of Now may not always lead to success. But the opposite of success isn’t failure; it’s boredom. So let’s play this game together. Let’s fight for the ideas that make us come alive and inspire good people to join us in the game. Let’s experience moments that we’ll cherish forever, even when it hurts. Because you are ready.

when you get dismissed, there is always another room.

we need good people to stop playing the Game of Someday and start playing the Game of Now. That begins with you.