Bill Gurley
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No doubt.
The book really has two target audiences.
So on one hand, it's the young person who's, or even maybe up to mid-career, who really is trying to figure out what they want to do or always wanted to chase a dream and didn't know how, or someone who just really needs an extra push to go do that.
It's for all those people, for sure.
And a lot of people that have read it have said, oh, I want to give it to, you know, every young adult's going to be handed this thing.
I hope they take the time to read it.
But the other audience is the parents, the counselors, the people that are playing a role in this shaping of these careers for other people.
Because I do think that the natural tendency is to not kind of be supportive and give the right push at the right moment.
And I know you had Matthew McConaughey on.
And in his book, Greenlights, he tells this story of he's going to.
He's told his father his whole life he's gonna be a lawyer, and he decides that he now wants to switch to film school, and he's afraid to tell his father.
And it's a great scene.
It really, to me, speaks to the purpose of this book.
When he finally gets the gumption and tells his father, his father says, well, don't half-ass it.
And in the book, McConaughey says it was the last thing he expected, but the most valuable thing his father could have said.
He gave him permission, responsibility, a push, basically told him, well, if you're going to go do it, be really great at it.
And obviously it launched an incredible career.
But for all that second group, how can I help you build?
be as good as McConaughey's dad was at that moment.
And, you know, sense that there's a sparkle of interest and curiosity and help it flourish.