Ben Horowitz

But you can know, like, how would I convince myself to join this company?

Is really, or invest in this company?

And like, let me make that argument, is...

I think that always works the best because that's also the thing that you're not going to get talked out of in a pitch.

That's the worst thing that can happen to you is you get talked out of your idea.

It's like, well, why the hell aren't you doing this?

Oh, I hadn't thought of that.

Don't do that.

Yeah, I mean, I think you want people invested

who really want to invest in what you're doing, not what they want to hear.

Yeah.

It's kind of like a bad way to start a relationship too, right?

Like, I'm going to pretend to be this other person and then you're going to like me, but then we're going to get together and you're going to find out the real me.

That tends not to work out either.

And with that, let's give a big hand for Ben.

Thank you, everyone.

Thank you, Ben.

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