Chris: As an Asian American, it's really hard to separate yourself because everyone's doing the same thing. How do you do anything different? Everyone looks at the playing field and everything's the same. I'm optimistic that we should take bets and encourage people to do something that is against the grain and the norm. But even though I still judge in this most antiquated notion of course, it's impossible not to be the tallest, most muscular guy. That's the winner. And if you only get one piece of information for a second, make a split judgment on that. It's like how do you break that? It's impossible,. right? You know what I mean?"
Dave and Chris examine the systems and criteria we use to decide who we think is going to be a winner, whether that is in sports, business, music, or beauty pageants, and why they're such terrible predictors of success. Then, they invite Matt Higgins, venture capitalist and executive fellow at Harvard Business School, to ask about what he looks for to predict success, hear about his incredible life story, and talk about his new book, ‘Burn the Boats: Toss Plan B Overboard and Unleash Your Full Potential.’ Other topics include ‘Physical: 100,’ rooting for the underdog, the original ‘Ninja Warrior,’ Brock Purdy, useless high school extracurriculars, and choosing the difficult path.
Hosts: Dave Chang and Chris Ying
Guest: Matt Higgins
Producers: Sasha Ashall, Aleya Zenieris, and Gabi Marler
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