Sam Lessin: belief

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…Yeah, and also some advice on eye contact. Share that one. It's really important. Again, I think the thing I keep in mind is especially in an age where everyone's used to being in front of computer screens and looking at six different windows at the same time. Again, people are taking their time to meet with you or at a party, they're taking their time to listen to you. And it's just a matter of respect to be like, "I'm actually here in this conversation. I'm not off on my screen. I'm not glancing around the room." Now look, there are some people, we all know this who are literally quite neurodivergent and that's very hard for them. That happens, and a lot of founders have neurodivergence in some ways. So there is grace in this to a point, but it's a thing you should make at least an effort. I think one of the most important things about all this stuff is what matters in some ways is the signaling of the effort as much as the actual thing. I think it's a really big overarching theory. So it's like, "Look, if you have trouble with this, but you're really trying, that goes a long way." Versus just being like, whatever. Maybe a final tip there is around partners, introducing the partner, saying hi to their partner, share that one.…

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