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Published · transcript-backedScott Belsky: belief
18 May 2023 Lenny's Podcast Lessons on building product sense, navigating AI, optimizing the first mile, and making it through the messy middle | Scott Belsky (Adobe, Behance)
“I think so. But at the same time, listen, we all have ups and downs. We all have good days and bad days.”
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- Scott Belsky
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- belief
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- 18 May 2023
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- Lenny's Podcast
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…Sometimes, there are moments of that, I imagine. And so, there's probably some spectrum of just how little conviction and how long you felt that, right? I think so. But at the same time, listen, we all have ups and downs. We all have good days and bad days. However, I do think that great founders are just... They absolutely know in their core that something needs to exist, and they will just be ruthless and relentless until it does. But if you lose that, I actually don't know if you have the fuel to continue. So listen, you're right. Don't make a bold decision on a bad day. But if the conviction generally dissipates, be open-minded about other options. You do a lot of angel investing, talked to a lot of founders. What is it that you look for? What do you think is important for a startup to show you for it to feel like a good bet that it'll likely work out? What are some of the important attributes that you look for?…
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