Josh Kushner

And once they're inside, they realize that it's not all that they thought it was meant to be. So then they start chasing for the next ring and the next ring and the next ring. And the essay concludes that effectively the goal of life should be to not try to chase anything, but rather focus on your craft, focus on the people that you love the most.

And once they're inside, they realize that it's not all that they thought it was meant to be. So then they start chasing for the next ring and the next ring and the next ring. And the essay concludes that effectively the goal of life should be to not try to chase anything, but rather focus on your craft, focus on the people that you love the most.

And unbeknownst to you, you will appear as if you're safe and sound within a ring to the outside world, but you will have absolutely no idea. And I think for me, I have that framed in my office.

And unbeknownst to you, you will appear as if you're safe and sound within a ring to the outside world, but you will have absolutely no idea. And I think for me, I have that framed in my office.

Actually, I try to live my life every day by focusing on the things that I'm passionate about, my family, people that I love, my closest friends, and just trying to get better at the things that I do every day and try to not get distracted about the outside world.

Actually, I try to live my life every day by focusing on the things that I'm passionate about, my family, people that I love, my closest friends, and just trying to get better at the things that I do every day and try to not get distracted about the outside world.

Yeah, one of the values of Thrive is to focus on the inputs, not the outputs. I think if you're chasing success, then you're unlikely to realize it. And if you are focused on a problem that needs to be solved, you will likely achieve success. So I think the people that we view as the most driven are the ones that are entirely focused on improving themselves constantly.

Yeah, one of the values of Thrive is to focus on the inputs, not the outputs. I think if you're chasing success, then you're unlikely to realize it. And if you are focused on a problem that needs to be solved, you will likely achieve success. So I think the people that we view as the most driven are the ones that are entirely focused on improving themselves constantly.

It's this level of self-motivation and self-awareness that is entirely a competition between them and themselves. And I think that is the thing that I've seen from the best founders that I've ever worked with. Those that are motivated by how the world will ultimately perceive them will likely make bad decisions.

It's this level of self-motivation and self-awareness that is entirely a competition between them and themselves. And I think that is the thing that I've seen from the best founders that I've ever worked with. Those that are motivated by how the world will ultimately perceive them will likely make bad decisions.

Those that are motivated by a mission or a cause or the ambition to solve a problem are the ones that will ultimately achieve it. In many respects, having the firm based in New York City has been very much driven by the idea of us, I would say, being out of an echo chamber or an ecosystem so that we can actually have true independent thought.

Those that are motivated by a mission or a cause or the ambition to solve a problem are the ones that will ultimately achieve it. In many respects, having the firm based in New York City has been very much driven by the idea of us, I would say, being out of an echo chamber or an ecosystem so that we can actually have true independent thought.

And I think these are human emotions that you feel when you're in the middle of something. When I was in college, I had the opportunity to go to a Knicks game with someone who worked in finance in New York City. And he took me courtside. The seats were amazing. I was in heaven and he looked over five seats to his right and he said, my seats are good, but this guy's seats are better.

And I think these are human emotions that you feel when you're in the middle of something. When I was in college, I had the opportunity to go to a Knicks game with someone who worked in finance in New York City. And he took me courtside. The seats were amazing. I was in heaven and he looked over five seats to his right and he said, my seats are good, but this guy's seats are better.

And that was... Inner rings. That was a really important moment for me because it made me realize that the way to ultimately do my job really well is to create the right boundaries for me to actually be on the outside and have true independent thought. A large portion of our investments are out West there every month.

And that was... Inner rings. That was a really important moment for me because it made me realize that the way to ultimately do my job really well is to create the right boundaries for me to actually be on the outside and have true independent thought. A large portion of our investments are out West there every month.

But I think in some respects, the idea of not being there every day has enabled me to focus on just be a lot more clear in my thinking.

But I think in some respects, the idea of not being there every day has enabled me to focus on just be a lot more clear in my thinking.

What that experience taught me is that being a founder is incredibly romanticized and the pain that is taken in order to ultimately achieve success is just extraordinary. I feel like the ability to do both is something that I just feel so fortunate to do because I feel like being a founder has enabled me to appreciate all of those that Thrive is fortunate enough to invest in.

What that experience taught me is that being a founder is incredibly romanticized and the pain that is taken in order to ultimately achieve success is just extraordinary. I feel like the ability to do both is something that I just feel so fortunate to do because I feel like being a founder has enabled me to appreciate all of those that Thrive is fortunate enough to invest in.