Graham Weaver

And now we have it a little bit more dialed in and we're still learning.

And now we have it a little bit more dialed in and we're still learning.

I mean, I'm not declaring victory at all. What are some of the, especially extra points for surprising attributes that have made these young people successful?

I mean, I'm not declaring victory at all. What are some of the, especially extra points for surprising attributes that have made these young people successful?

I like the surprising one. Obviously hard work and smart. Okay, so I'll say some and then I'm not sure how many of these are surprising. So the number one attribute is will to win. I'm going to take this project or business or whatever, and I'm going to put it on my shoulders and run it through this burning building. And you just see that show up in their life. Historically, they've done that.

I like the surprising one. Obviously hard work and smart. Okay, so I'll say some and then I'm not sure how many of these are surprising. So the number one attribute is will to win. I'm going to take this project or business or whatever, and I'm going to put it on my shoulders and run it through this burning building. And you just see that show up in their life. Historically, they've done that.

There's this ownership and drive. And that's number one. Number two, which is probably 1A, is grit. So they've been knocked down, they got up. They've been knocked down, they got up. Because that's gonna happen as a CEO. And I think the great thing about getting knocked down and getting up is at some point,

There's this ownership and drive. And that's number one. Number two, which is probably 1A, is grit. So they've been knocked down, they got up. They've been knocked down, they got up. Because that's gonna happen as a CEO. And I think the great thing about getting knocked down and getting up is at some point,

You just have the belief that you're going to get up and you have the expectation you're going to get knocked down every now and then. And that one is actually more rare than you would think. At some of the schools that we're recruiting from, that grit isn't as common. And we've made that mistake many times. Third is I'm going to mash a whole bunch of stuff together, but it's like...

You just have the belief that you're going to get up and you have the expectation you're going to get knocked down every now and then. And that one is actually more rare than you would think. At some of the schools that we're recruiting from, that grit isn't as common. And we've made that mistake many times. Third is I'm going to mash a whole bunch of stuff together, but it's like...

emotional intelligence, self-awareness, ability to get along with people. We've also got that when we've had big failures, we've missed that one. So those are probably the three big ones. Surprising one would be probably just a bias for action. So getting in the arena, trying stuff, it fails, try again, versus this analysis paralysis.

emotional intelligence, self-awareness, ability to get along with people. We've also got that when we've had big failures, we've missed that one. So those are probably the three big ones. Surprising one would be probably just a bias for action. So getting in the arena, trying stuff, it fails, try again, versus this analysis paralysis.

If you think about marketing to these people, like how you get, obviously you would want to monopolize people that have that trait to come on one of your companies. That would be a great virtuous cycle. How do you do that? Is it just word of mouth? Are you more deliberate about it?

If you think about marketing to these people, like how you get, obviously you would want to monopolize people that have that trait to come on one of your companies. That would be a great virtuous cycle. How do you do that? Is it just word of mouth? Are you more deliberate about it?

The answer is it's word of mouth. One of the students goes and has a great experience running a business. Their friend hears about Alpine, calls them and says, hey, is this real? And the friend says, I am having the absolute time of my life. Like I didn't even know this exists. I can't believe this even exists. And it is as or better than advertised. And that word of mouth.

The answer is it's word of mouth. One of the students goes and has a great experience running a business. Their friend hears about Alpine, calls them and says, hey, is this real? And the friend says, I am having the absolute time of my life. Like I didn't even know this exists. I can't believe this even exists. And it is as or better than advertised. And that word of mouth.

So the best thing we can do is just deliver on the experience, starting with giving them a winnable game and a lot of support. I think last year, this would be surprising probably to you, but Alpine was the number one most applied to job ever. At Harvard Business School, Stanford Business School, Kellogg Business School, the Alpine CEO and training program. Yeah.

So the best thing we can do is just deliver on the experience, starting with giving them a winnable game and a lot of support. I think last year, this would be surprising probably to you, but Alpine was the number one most applied to job ever. At Harvard Business School, Stanford Business School, Kellogg Business School, the Alpine CEO and training program. Yeah.

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