Naveen Jain
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will be able to, in fact, develop drugs with the pharmaceutical companies to reverse them, right? This is the mission, just tell you from the idea, the concept, to execution, how we did it. And I thought that's a good way of explaining how the framework works.
will be able to, in fact, develop drugs with the pharmaceutical companies to reverse them, right? This is the mission, just tell you from the idea, the concept, to execution, how we did it. And I thought that's a good way of explaining how the framework works.
is for hobbies, right? So each one of us say, I'm passionate about this. Passion is for hobbies. Passion is not what moves the humanity forward. obsession, not obsession for a person, not obsession for things, obsession to solve a problem.
is for hobbies, right? So each one of us say, I'm passionate about this. Passion is for hobbies. Passion is not what moves the humanity forward. obsession, not obsession for a person, not obsession for things, obsession to solve a problem.
When you find yourself obsessed to solve a problem, that's what it takes for you to dedicate your life because nothing that you do in life that's meaningful is not going to be full of hurdles, right?
When you find yourself obsessed to solve a problem, that's what it takes for you to dedicate your life because nothing that you do in life that's meaningful is not going to be full of hurdles, right?
And when you are obsessed about solving it, you actually are able to find a solution because whether you have to go through the wall, you have to go around the wall, you go under the wall, you go over the wall, it doesn't matter. You're going to solve the problem when you actually care enough. To me, whether you call that you're not star, this is something you're willing to die for.
And when you are obsessed about solving it, you actually are able to find a solution because whether you have to go through the wall, you have to go around the wall, you go under the wall, you go over the wall, it doesn't matter. You're going to solve the problem when you actually care enough. To me, whether you call that you're not star, this is something you're willing to die for.
And then you live every minute of your life living for it. This is how you solve the problem. Every entrepreneur, I don't care who they are, whether it is Mark Zuckerberg or whether it's Larry Ellison, they all go through what I call near-death experiences, right? Every company that feels these near-death experiences. And what I realized is that life of an entrepreneur
And then you live every minute of your life living for it. This is how you solve the problem. Every entrepreneur, I don't care who they are, whether it is Mark Zuckerberg or whether it's Larry Ellison, they all go through what I call near-death experiences, right? Every company that feels these near-death experiences. And what I realized is that life of an entrepreneur
is to feel that they're alive. And the only way you know you're alive is you have a heartbeat. And what does a heartbeat look like? It goes up and down and up and down. And when it's smooth, you're dead. So anytime an entrepreneur finds themselves living a smooth life, they have chosen to live a life of a dead person. Right. The ups and downs is what tells you that you're still alive.
is to feel that they're alive. And the only way you know you're alive is you have a heartbeat. And what does a heartbeat look like? It goes up and down and up and down. And when it's smooth, you're dead. So anytime an entrepreneur finds themselves living a smooth life, they have chosen to live a life of a dead person. Right. The ups and downs is what tells you that you're still alive.
When you are down, all you have to do is hunker down and know the next beat is going to be up. And here's the lesson of life. When you are on top of that beat, never become too arrogant because always remember the winter is coming and winter shall come.
When you are down, all you have to do is hunker down and know the next beat is going to be up. And here's the lesson of life. When you are on top of that beat, never become too arrogant because always remember the winter is coming and winter shall come.
I mean, look at Elon Musk. He went through this close to bankruptcy for Tesla and he had three rockets that exploded and he had no money left. I mean, he would have been just completely bankrupt. And here he is one of the richest men, if not the richest man in the world. So what is it near failure to actually a superb thing? Because his fundamental belief, it is worth doing.
I mean, look at Elon Musk. He went through this close to bankruptcy for Tesla and he had three rockets that exploded and he had no money left. I mean, he would have been just completely bankrupt. And here he is one of the richest men, if not the richest man in the world. So what is it near failure to actually a superb thing? Because his fundamental belief, it is worth doing.
When you put everything on the line that it is worth doing, there are people and the universe aligns itself to make it happen for you. And it's not that somehow I'm talking about some voodoo the universe does. What really happens is when you are laser focused Every single person you meet, you start to think about how can this person help me achieve my mission?
When you put everything on the line that it is worth doing, there are people and the universe aligns itself to make it happen for you. And it's not that somehow I'm talking about some voodoo the universe does. What really happens is when you are laser focused Every single person you meet, you start to think about how can this person help me achieve my mission?
Every single conversation is about how will it help me get to my mission? And you start to be so focused that you are starting to surround yourself with people who believe in you. You start to surround yourself with people who are actually going to believe in you and they help you get to what you want to get done. And you could argue that even from non-scientific perspective.
Every single conversation is about how will it help me get to my mission? And you start to be so focused that you are starting to surround yourself with people who believe in you. You start to surround yourself with people who are actually going to believe in you and they help you get to what you want to get done. And you could argue that even from non-scientific perspective.