Steven Bartlett

So when I say sales, I actually mean like selling to employees.

100%.

100%.

Yeah.

Yeah.

And if I was a young entrepreneur telling you, right, I want to be better at pitching my vision so I can get world-class people to join me, world-class investors, partners, is there any advice you could give me on things I should and shouldn't do? Oh, yeah, absolutely.

And if I was a young entrepreneur telling you, right, I want to be better at pitching my vision so I can get world-class people to join me, world-class investors, partners, is there any advice you could give me on things I should and shouldn't do? Oh, yeah, absolutely.

Yeah.

Yeah.

Because there's only going to be a couple of winners.

Because there's only going to be a couple of winners.

An insane learning curve. By that, you mean someone that's rapidly learning, self-teaching?

An insane learning curve. By that, you mean someone that's rapidly learning, self-teaching?

Okay.

Okay.

Interesting.

Interesting.

When you look at your portfolio of investments and the entrepreneurs you meet, do you think young entrepreneurs realize how significant hiring is to their eventual outcome? Because they tend to focus on like how good the product is or sometimes capital.

When you look at your portfolio of investments and the entrepreneurs you meet, do you think young entrepreneurs realize how significant hiring is to their eventual outcome? Because they tend to focus on like how good the product is or sometimes capital.

But just looking at my own portfolio, I often find myself like feeling like an old man because I'm telling them that like spend more time hiring, not just hiring your friends because they're willing to come work here.