The Startup of You Podcast

If You Don't Find Risk, Risk Will Find You

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Aug 4, 2022
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ADVICE

Take Recoverable Smart Risks

  • Evaluate risks by their recoverability and potential upside before pursuing opportunities.
  • Take small recoverable risks that offer learning and significant opportunity.
ADVICE

Overcome Risk Overestimation

  • Recognize your bias to overstate risk due to negativity bias and fear.
  • Understand many risks are less severe than your mind may initially believe.
ANECDOTE

Reid Hoffman's Early Career Risks

  • Reid Hoffman shared deciding not to be an academic and instead entering tech via consulting and contracting.
  • He took risks by navigating company politics to pursue product management at Apple.
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