Jimmy Wales
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Appearances Over Time
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So you might as well do the thing because you're not going to stop the progress of time and you've only got so long.
So just get started.
And you know what?
If it doesn't work out, you can still be proud.
Like I tried something.
And actually this is one of the great strengths of Silicon Valley.
In a lot of cultures, it's a lot harder for people because it's like, well, if I try something and it fails, I'm going to have this black mark on me.
I'm not going to be able to, whatever.
I've got the shame.
My family's going to
Whereas here, people are like, oh, that was cool.
Like you tried that.
It didn't work.
Whatever.
Most things don't work.
That's true.
At least you tried it.
You know, like that's better than, you know, you kept your job you hated in the bank and you wrote business plans for five years.
We gave it a shot.
Hopefully the podcast is entertaining.