I've Never Met a Very Successful Person

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I've never met anyone successful who did not have a bunch of failures because that's how you learn it's the only way you can learn sometimes I know granted I love Doug Adams and I think of him more as a philosopher than as a sci-fi author. But his quote about that human beings who seem to be unique in our ability to learn from the errors of others seem remarkably disinclined to do so yeah I have a quote that should maybe encapsulate this conversation by but it's when there is no wind row that's a good philosophy for cons.

Title: Description: Lulu Cheng Meservey is the Chief Communications Officer and Executive Vice President of Corporate Affairs at Activision Blizzard. She joins Infinite Loops to provide us with a masterclass in communications for startups. A must-listen for current and aspiring founders. Important Links: • Lulu’s Twitter • Lulu’s Substack Show Notes: • Why people write hit pieces • The insurgency framework • How to access your audience’s neural real estate • How to develop a spontaneous elevator pitch • Tips for becoming better at reading the room • Speak directly and take the hits • Defining business objectives • Learning from other industries • Personalising your message • Overcoming resistance to the unknown, what Christianity can teach us about comms • Escaping corporate jargon • How comms resembles rugby • Taking ownership of comms • Moving to a new model of comms • “Don’t let things happen to you. Go and happen to things.” Books Mentioned: • The Network State: How To Start a New Country; by Balaji S. Srinivasan • The Hero with a Thousand Faces; by Joseph Campbell