Michael Rubin
👤 PersonAppearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
Okay. So for me, um, What are you doing instead? Because I know you're calling around. I'm calling around and I'm checking on how have they been? What's their history? Sometimes I'll meet someone and I'm like, this person's fucking incredible. I found the person. What questions are you asking? When you reference someone, what are you asking? How well do you know this person?
Okay. So for me, um, What are you doing instead? Because I know you're calling around. I'm calling around and I'm checking on how have they been? What's their history? Sometimes I'll meet someone and I'm like, this person's fucking incredible. I found the person. What questions are you asking? When you reference someone, what are you asking? How well do you know this person?
Are they a killer or not a killer? How smart are they? How do they work with other people? And I got to tell you something, of people that I interview that I love, Two thirds of the people I hear bad shit about. Okay. And I'm hearing stuff, they don't work well with others. Okay. Someone can be so smart, but they're going to be disruptive. That doesn't work. Okay.
Are they a killer or not a killer? How smart are they? How do they work with other people? And I got to tell you something, of people that I interview that I love, Two thirds of the people I hear bad shit about. Okay. And I'm hearing stuff, they don't work well with others. Okay. Someone can be so smart, but they're going to be disruptive. That doesn't work. Okay.
Another thing that I would hear is they're kind of like the political, the big company. I don't want politics. I want, I want, you know, entrepreneurs.
Another thing that I would hear is they're kind of like the political, the big company. I don't want politics. I want, I want, you know, entrepreneurs.
Someone has to have a track record in the past of being a winner. Okay. Track record is the best prediction of the future. So what are the pattern recognitions you want to see? How has the person done? Are they a winner? Okay. Are they, do they find out how to win? So you're going to always find that by talking to people that they worked with in the past.
Someone has to have a track record in the past of being a winner. Okay. Track record is the best prediction of the future. So what are the pattern recognitions you want to see? How has the person done? Are they a winner? Okay. Are they, do they find out how to win? So you're going to always find that by talking to people that they worked with in the past.
And I think the second thing is how do they work with others? Because when you interview somebody, you can't see how they work with others. And you really can't see like, Take anything great. How many, what's the best products Kim's make? Best products. The number one product.
And I think the second thing is how do they work with others? Because when you interview somebody, you can't see how they work with others. And you really can't see like, Take anything great. How many, what's the best products Kim's make? Best products. The number one product.
Okay. That ultimate bra. How many people do you think in the world say they invented that ultimate bra?
Okay. That ultimate bra. How many people do you think in the world say they invented that ultimate bra?
50 people?
50 people?
Yeah. They're all going to run around. I promise you, there are dozens of people saying, I invented the ultimate bra. Yes. Okay. So if I interview the person who says, I invented the ultimate bra, I'm going to Emma or Kim and saying, who invented this? Yes. Okay. Okay. I'm figuring that out to figure out, are they full of shit? Are they real? Okay.
Yeah. They're all going to run around. I promise you, there are dozens of people saying, I invented the ultimate bra. Yes. Okay. So if I interview the person who says, I invented the ultimate bra, I'm going to Emma or Kim and saying, who invented this? Yes. Okay. Okay. I'm figuring that out to figure out, are they full of shit? Are they real? Okay.
So one, I want to figure out, you know, are they real winner? And two, I want to understand their track record. And then how do they work with others?
So one, I want to figure out, you know, are they real winner? And two, I want to understand their track record. And then how do they work with others?
You are important in sport.
You are important in sport.