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Sam Parr

๐Ÿ‘ค Speaker
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My First Million
Bill Gurley: 6 Out of 10 People Are Making This Mistake

Like they don't know to do it.

My First Million
Bill Gurley: 6 Out of 10 People Are Making This Mistake

So some structure is better than no structure.

My First Million
Bill Gurley: 6 Out of 10 People Are Making This Mistake

And therefore, rather than say one of those CEOs you talk to is absolutely right, find out what they're doing and see which one feels best for you and your org.

My First Million
Bill Gurley: 6 Out of 10 People Are Making This Mistake

Well, you talked about that with Danny Meyer.

My First Million
Bill Gurley: 6 Out of 10 People Are Making This Mistake

Yeah, he also did a tour through Europe as a stash, which is a fancy word for work for free.

My First Million
Bill Gurley: 6 Out of 10 People Are Making This Mistake

I think so, or at least the notion of it.

My First Million
Bill Gurley: 6 Out of 10 People Are Making This Mistake

One of the arguments I make, like pound the table in the learning chapter, is that most people don't think about continuous learning in their job.

My First Million
Bill Gurley: 6 Out of 10 People Are Making This Mistake

The founders do because they're learning these new technologies, and maybe doctors do because it's required by law.

My First Million
Bill Gurley: 6 Out of 10 People Are Making This Mistake

But most people that get into a field, I think...

My First Million
Bill Gurley: 6 Out of 10 People Are Making This Mistake

I think the college experience and the high school experience were so exhausting.

My First Million
Bill Gurley: 6 Out of 10 People Are Making This Mistake

They're like worn out and they're like, I'm glad I'm done learning.

My First Million
Bill Gurley: 6 Out of 10 People Are Making This Mistake

And then they're going to go to work.

My First Million
Bill Gurley: 6 Out of 10 People Are Making This Mistake

But whatever you do, I guarantee you, especially with AI out there, there's some nuance of what you could be doing that's new.

My First Million
Bill Gurley: 6 Out of 10 People Are Making This Mistake

And unless you're trying to find that edge, somebody else may be.

My First Million
Bill Gurley: 6 Out of 10 People Are Making This Mistake

And

My First Million
Bill Gurley: 6 Out of 10 People Are Making This Mistake

I think the people most at threat by AI are the ones that aren't continuously learning, that are just kind of doing the same thing they did 10 years ago, because they're kind of a widget, and that could be automated.

My First Million
Bill Gurley: 6 Out of 10 People Are Making This Mistake

And the people that are curious about what's possible, they're naturally gonna see this AI thing pop up and go, wow, that's a new tool.

My First Million
Bill Gurley: 6 Out of 10 People Are Making This Mistake

I better figure out what it can do for me.

My First Million
Bill Gurley: 6 Out of 10 People Are Making This Mistake

And those are the people that are hardest to replace.

My First Million
Bill Gurley: 6 Out of 10 People Are Making This Mistake

Like if your company's trying to figure out AI and one of your employees is spending more time on it than everybody else, they're the last person you're going to fire.