Dave Asprey

I had one executive I hired, perfect pedigree. And my plan that year was to lose, I think it was $4 million and to grow by 40%. And I just raised $30 million in capital so I could do that. And that's a great growth rate. So every month, every week, yes, we're on track. Yes, we're on track. December 1st, we might lose 5 million, not 4 million. I'm like, that's kind of a miss, but okay.

I had one executive I hired, perfect pedigree. And my plan that year was to lose, I think it was $4 million and to grow by 40%. And I just raised $30 million in capital so I could do that. And that's a great growth rate. So every month, every week, yes, we're on track. Yes, we're on track. December 1st, we might lose 5 million, not 4 million. I'm like, that's kind of a miss, but okay.

I had one executive I hired, perfect pedigree. And my plan that year was to lose, I think it was $4 million and to grow by 40%. And I just raised $30 million in capital so I could do that. And that's a great growth rate. So every month, every week, yes, we're on track. Yes, we're on track. December 1st, we might lose 5 million, not 4 million. I'm like, that's kind of a miss, but okay.

December 31st, oopsie, I lost 28 million. Wow. And I'm like, did you really burn through three years of venture capital and every single week look at me in the board and tell us that it wasn't happening? Yeah. I don't know what happened. I don't fail. This is literally a conversation I had. I don't fail. Do I know what could happen? I'm like, you were top of your class at Harvard.

December 31st, oopsie, I lost 28 million. Wow. And I'm like, did you really burn through three years of venture capital and every single week look at me in the board and tell us that it wasn't happening? Yeah. I don't know what happened. I don't fail. This is literally a conversation I had. I don't fail. Do I know what could happen? I'm like, you were top of your class at Harvard.

December 31st, oopsie, I lost 28 million. Wow. And I'm like, did you really burn through three years of venture capital and every single week look at me in the board and tell us that it wasn't happening? Yeah. I don't know what happened. I don't fail. This is literally a conversation I had. I don't fail. Do I know what could happen? I'm like, you were top of your class at Harvard.

You had the spreadsheets. And when we let her go, she looked at me and she said, you should give me more stock options.

You had the spreadsheets. And when we let her go, she looked at me and she said, you should give me more stock options.

You had the spreadsheets. And when we let her go, she looked at me and she said, you should give me more stock options.

And I said, why? And she didn't have a reason, but because she's good. She'd served. And she ghosted me after that, never spoke again. And when she interviews for jobs, she says I wasn't at the company when she was there. And I think she believes that.

And I said, why? And she didn't have a reason, but because she's good. She'd served. And she ghosted me after that, never spoke again. And when she interviews for jobs, she says I wasn't at the company when she was there. And I think she believes that.

And I said, why? And she didn't have a reason, but because she's good. She'd served. And she ghosted me after that, never spoke again. And when she interviews for jobs, she says I wasn't at the company when she was there. And I think she believes that.

100% serious. I know because people she's interviewed through her friends will call me and go, did you know this? I'm like, it's okay. This is how people are when they're really like in their thing, right? And this kind of thing happens.

100% serious. I know because people she's interviewed through her friends will call me and go, did you know this? I'm like, it's okay. This is how people are when they're really like in their thing, right? And this kind of thing happens.

100% serious. I know because people she's interviewed through her friends will call me and go, did you know this? I'm like, it's okay. This is how people are when they're really like in their thing, right? And this kind of thing happens.

This is why like you check references and you check them and you check them because if you're a good reader of people, if a person believes their own lies, you won't spot it. You can't. So these are some big lessons that I've learned And I would not have been able to weather being fired from my own company. I consciously uncoupled, had a very copacetic divorce. I moved countries.

This is why like you check references and you check them and you check them because if you're a good reader of people, if a person believes their own lies, you won't spot it. You can't. So these are some big lessons that I've learned And I would not have been able to weather being fired from my own company. I consciously uncoupled, had a very copacetic divorce. I moved countries.

This is why like you check references and you check them and you check them because if you're a good reader of people, if a person believes their own lies, you won't spot it. You can't. So these are some big lessons that I've learned And I would not have been able to weather being fired from my own company. I consciously uncoupled, had a very copacetic divorce. I moved countries.

I had another employee embezzle some money, just one thing after another. And I handled all of that.

I had another employee embezzle some money, just one thing after another. And I handled all of that.