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The Best Partner In Business

The Best Partner In Business

The best partner you can have in a business is probably one with experience.

Starting something from scratch is such a slog it can be invaluable to have a companion or mentor that has been there before.

I have thought about this issue with my blogging.

With much effort, I hope I can get from point A to point B, learning as I go.

But maybe with a partner or a coaching mentor, I could skip a few of the steps – and many of the mistakes.

I need to consider this.

Like everything else in life, it makes sense that entrepreneurs improve after their first venture.

That’s one of the biggest things I’ve learned about startups: it’s dangerous to go alone . You want people around you who’ve been through this before and are willing to openly share their experiences. That’s why second-and third-time entrepreneurs have such better track records than their first-time peers. And why investors are so much more likely to back a founder who’s been through the game at least once before.

-Rand Fishkin, Lost And Founder

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The Teller Job

The Teller Job

Well, I couldn’t get a teller job either.

I mean, I had a BBA in economics, an MA in economics, and 6 years of experience at a summer camp – what else do you want?

They told me I was overqualified to be a teller and didn’t have enough experience to start as a credit analyst.

Not that I really remember the situation that well – nor do I remember the color of tie the bank president wore that day (red).

And surprise surprise, I do most things wrong too.

My degree in economics made me somewhat overqualified for the teller job, and yet I still managed to be dreadful at it. My people skills were good enough, but I somehow found a different way to misplace money or transpose numbers nearly every shift. I’m not good at any sort of task that has to be done right the first time. I’m more of a do-it-wrong-then-fix-it personality.

-Scott Adams, How To Fail At Almost Everything And Still Win Big

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