I think my high school mentality, I don't know if you felt the same way, is you believe too much that your identity then. And so you can make a choice if you're not really a people person or like I'm not the kind of person that would go and talk to everyone at a party or whatever. The person that you're afraid to go talk to is the same person who would probably like someone to come talk to them. You have to be empathetic. You actually have to care about your customers.
If you're a high school or college student with big dreams of starting your own company, this video is for you. Dalton Caldwell and Michael Seibel, two startup founders who started in the early 20s and are now top investors, sit down to share the hard-won advice they wish they had known back in high school. Whether you're already running your own startup or just have an idea you can't stop thinking about, Dalton and Michael cover the skills you need to learn now and how to set yourself up for success after graduating school.
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