Founders

What’s the most important Founder skill that’s teachable?

What’s the most important Founder skill that’s unteachable?

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Unteachable:

Resilience / Persistence 

The amount of no’s you have to endure to get to your yes I think is the difference between being a founder and someone’s employee.

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Disagree. Resilience can be taught (and most likely is a product of upbringing)

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My dad gave me this rock in 4th grade that had “Never, never quit.” engraved on it. 

I always thought of it for sports, but it probably shaped me in life.

Do feel like this was a “teaching”

Wonder if it’s something like languages though where it’s easier to learn when you’re young

Sports are the biggest teachers. Discipline in a skill, understanding how to lead and when to follow, building a culture, understanding teamwork and how to play to everyone’s strengths, being coachable, having accountability… the list goes on.

Yup. I learned a lot during my time as a swimmer. My entire family is a swimming dynasty. Sports can teach you some of the most valuable lessons in life with relatively low stakes