Sam Lessin: belief

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…And so that you're ready to talk, so they ready to really communicate. Yeah. For meetings, virtual ones, camera on. And again, I say this as someone who sometimes violates this. I violate it knowingly. I violate it knowing what it costs me, but you really should have your camera on. And again, you should dress appropriately for a video call. You should have an appropriate background. If you have your bed in your background, it should be nicely made. You know what I mean? In some ways it's like doing the easy stuff is the key. And I go a step further. I actually, this is less a hard rule. I actually really don't love virtual backgrounds for the same reason. I'm like, "Look, I'm not going to judge you if you're in your bedroom, if you're a startup founder. It's fine, but I would like to see that your bed is made." Or I'll give you another one that's classic that I see with founders all the time. Close your closet. People will get on Zoom calls and you'll be on a call and their closet is open and I'm like, "It's not a big deal, but do you see your own self picture here? Can you just close your closet? I don't want to see your shirts." That type of stuff I think goes further than people realize. Awesome. One other tip you had was clean up after yourself if you're in a real meeting.…

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