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Incentives are the strongest force in the world. They explain why good people do awful things, why smart people do stupid things, and why ordinary people do amazing things. Nearly everyone underestimates how much their own beliefs and actions are influenced by their incentives, many of which are designed to fulfill someone else’s goals.
Too many people think the grass is greener somewhere else but grass is green where you water it, remember that.
Success as skin care is not a one size fits all thing.
The temptation to look and feel busy is real and ever-present, especially when you’re young and trying to prove your value. Early-on, we fell prey to it like most do. We intervened unnecessarily in portfolio companies to help “save the day” and listened to low-probability pitch after pitch to make sure we didn’t miss something. We had packed schedu... See more
Intuition is a very powerful thing, more powerful than intellect, in my opinion. That’s had a big impact on my work.