The Science of Success How To Make You & Your Ideas Backable with Suneel Gupta
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Nov 17, 2022 AI Snips
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Suneel's Failure to Backability Journey
- Suneel Gupta found himself having trouble convincing people of ideas until he embraced his failures publicly, which increased his email response rate drastically.
- He then studied successful "backable" people across fields and found they weren’t born backable but developed traits to inspire belief.
Conviction Trumps Charisma
- Conviction, not charisma, is key to being backable; most backable people are not highly charismatic but have strong self-belief.
- If you don’t believe in your idea fully, no presentation skills can hide that lack of conviction.
Incubate Ideas Before Sharing
- Assess your conviction before sharing ideas by determining if your idea can withstand scrutiny or needs more development.
- Use incubation time to explore and refine your idea, including critiquing it to anticipate objections.