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- 2016.01.13 - Nick Bare - My Ranger School Experience
- I think the way people train for these experiences may have some useful lessons for people training to be entrepreneurs.
- He trained specifically to keep his feet in good shape.
- A lot of people getting there didn't taper their training and were exhausted when they got to school.
- Have a strategy going into it.
- 2016.07.09 - Lindybeige - Shooting to kill - how many men can do this?
- The section I found relevant begins at 11:57.
- 3/4 of the winners of the Victoria Cross were responsible older siblings when they were younger.
- They develop a parent-like love for their siblings and they develop the habit of taking the initiative.
- So basically if you could train people to respond to situations by taking action instead of doing nothing, you might be able to get them to act like Elon Musk, Peter Thiel, etc.
Persistence
- 2016.03.02 - Yale News - Start-up stars say collaboration, commitment, and communication are at the heart of their success
- Seibel and Kan also gave the Yale audience a sense of what they look for in prospective companies to fund at Y Combinator:
- A core team of 2-4 people who work well together
- Experience getting an idea in front of customers in product form
- A convincing rationale for the company’s future success
- Insight into the product area
- Fortitude to work through problems
- Fortitude to work through problems (...) is particularly important, according to Kan. “When you hit a wall, how do you react?” he asked. “That’s a mindset thing.”
- Seibel and Kan also gave the Yale audience a sense of what they look for in prospective companies to fund at Y Combinator: