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Jan Henric Buettner

๐Ÿ‘ค Speaker
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Jan Henric Buettner: Why a $10B Founder Came Back to Build a Chess Startup at 60 | DSH #1640

And I'm a little bit more like in the Sex and the City series, there's the one scene when she said, I want to have my money where I can see it in my drawer.

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Jan Henric Buettner: Why a $10B Founder Came Back to Build a Chess Startup at 60 | DSH #1640

And I said, I want to have my money where I can

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Jan Henric Buettner: Why a $10B Founder Came Back to Build a Chess Startup at 60 | DSH #1640

see it like in my village, you know, I entered the village and said, wow, it's really amazing.

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Jan Henric Buettner: Why a $10B Founder Came Back to Build a Chess Startup at 60 | DSH #1640

It's better than having zeros on the bank account, right?

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Jan Henric Buettner: Why a $10B Founder Came Back to Build a Chess Startup at 60 | DSH #1640

Yeah, because you can actually touch it, right?

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Jan Henric Buettner: Why a $10B Founder Came Back to Build a Chess Startup at 60 | DSH #1640

Yeah.

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Jan Henric Buettner: Why a $10B Founder Came Back to Build a Chess Startup at 60 | DSH #1640

And with the bank account, you actually lose money.

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Jan Henric Buettner: Why a $10B Founder Came Back to Build a Chess Startup at 60 | DSH #1640

Yeah.

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Jan Henric Buettner: Why a $10B Founder Came Back to Build a Chess Startup at 60 | DSH #1640

Inflation.

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Jan Henric Buettner: Why a $10B Founder Came Back to Build a Chess Startup at 60 | DSH #1640

And it's basically, yeah, you, and also it's like, even if you win money, it's basically, you're adding zeros, you know, and first of all, you're dealing with a lot of zeros and people, you know, because people who are just focused on money and numbers are not really very people you want to really spend the time with.

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Jan Henric Buettner: Why a $10B Founder Came Back to Build a Chess Startup at 60 | DSH #1640

And

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Jan Henric Buettner: Why a $10B Founder Came Back to Build a Chess Startup at 60 | DSH #1640

And then in the end, I mean, measuring it against the lifespan and against death is like you can't take anything with you.

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Jan Henric Buettner: Why a $10B Founder Came Back to Build a Chess Startup at 60 | DSH #1640

Lars' shirt has no pockets, so you can't basically take anything with you.

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Jan Henric Buettner: Why a $10B Founder Came Back to Build a Chess Startup at 60 | DSH #1640

And inheriting is also, you know, I have, of course, kids, but inheriting is not the best life.

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Jan Henric Buettner: Why a $10B Founder Came Back to Build a Chess Startup at 60 | DSH #1640

My son, for example, is a professional techno DJ.

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Jan Henric Buettner: Why a $10B Founder Came Back to Build a Chess Startup at 60 | DSH #1640

Oh, wow.

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Jan Henric Buettner: Why a $10B Founder Came Back to Build a Chess Startup at 60 | DSH #1640

You can look him up, DBBD.

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Jan Henric Buettner: Why a $10B Founder Came Back to Build a Chess Startup at 60 | DSH #1640

He's a very successful guy.

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Jan Henric Buettner: Why a $10B Founder Came Back to Build a Chess Startup at 60 | DSH #1640

And I'm very proud of him, what he did by himself.

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Jan Henric Buettner: Why a $10B Founder Came Back to Build a Chess Startup at 60 | DSH #1640

So if somebody just inherits money, you just take away the motivation for doing something on your own.