Richard Baker
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1,143 appearances
2 recordings
2 series
first heard May 2026
last heard 7 Jul
Richard Baker’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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It's a very interesting question.
I think it's certainly a thing and, um, I rely on it.
I'm a likable person and it works there.
I know other people who are like kind of jerk offs and they still are successful.
So, you know, being smart, being clever, being capable, those are very important features.
And if you have all those features, maybe being personable isn't as important, but I always coach people to be social and be personable.
And that's an easier way of going.
I think it's very important.
So, yes, but it's kind of a scary concept because in the end, if you're going to be an investor or you're going to work with someone, you want someone who's going to perform at the highest level.
Yeah, you want someone who's competent.
And you want someone who's competent.
But we talk a lot about relationships.
Business is all about relationships.
So if you're not personable, then you can't have relationships.
So I would spin what you're saying slightly different.
And I would say relationships are super important and you need to go out of your way to make relationships and work with people.
By the way, that's not being an opportunist and searching for that person that happens to be the one person that's going to help you.
My wife and I have a philosophy.
We wake up every day and we try to just do the right thing.
And we just...
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