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#197 with Dharmesh Shah - Frameworks for Becoming a Billionaire (From a Billionaire's Perspective)

My First Million

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The Analogy of Running a Startup: Playing at a Gaming Table

The narrator compares starting a business to playing a game at a gambling table. They emphasize the risk and uncertainty involved, but also the potential for big rewards. They explain that leaving the table means losing all invested chips, unless given a rare opportunity to cash out. The narrator's decision to sell their company represents cashing in their chips. They then explain their motivation to go to grad school and have a different experience from their previous working years. At the time, they were around 35-36 years old.

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