More than a startup or your VC fund, the very first legacy you will build as a man (or woman) is your relationship with your loved one, followed by family.
If you are busy, you are not in control. Once you start being successful, say either "Hell Yes or No". Start saying "No" more often and you will live in peace.
Long-term relationships in a partnership, love, or friendships can’t be pushed. The best relationships develop on their own, with peaceful effort.
The world respects those that take risk. People that put skin in the game and are willing to self-sacrifice to build something greater than themselves.
As I read Nassim Taleb's Skin in the Game, I ponder about the need to have skin in the game to build something valuable, enduring, and long-lasting.
Lately, I have realized the enormous potential of playing the long game in relationships. There is a simple question I now ask for every new person I meet...
Last week I faced an awkward situation over LinkedIn messages. One person was doing one of the most distasteful things in business etiquette.
This is a post inspired by a Tim O’Reilly talk at Stanford. With him, I learned that life is all about “adding more value than what you can capture”.
