what l wish l knew before the age of 20, by great names in Silicon Valley. Favorite quotes that can be applied to our lives as well

1. What Some of the Biggest Names in
Silicon Valley Wish They Had
Known at Age 20

2. The Importance of People and
Relationship
The Importance of Hustle
and Perseverance
If you start a company
yourself
with a great peer group is important for the short and long haul.
By Hunter Walk, Founder
Homebrew

3. 20 years is a long time, nothing stays the same, not even yourself. Have principles
and surround yourself with good people. By Michael Yang @ Pinterest
The Importance of People and
Relationship
The Importance of Hustle
and Perseverance
If you start a company

4. Inspire. People will do exceptional things for you because they want to, not
because they have to. By Jason Goldberg CEO of Fad.
The Importance of People and
Relationship
The Importance of Hustle
and Perseverance
If you start a company

5. The uncomfortable conversations are the most valuable ones and create an
environment that create open communication. It will lead to strong relationships,
and the feedback you get will be your key source of personal growth. By Logan
Green CEO Lyft
The Importance of People and
Relationship
The Importance of Hustle
and Perseverance
If you start a company

6. The Value of a Mentor, Listen and then talk by Walter Kortschak, Summit Partners.
The Importance of People and
Relationship
The importance of hustle
and perseverance
If you start a company

7. I remember always being in a hurry and not having PATIENCE. I wish someone
told me that you need a lot of patience to be great at something. By Om Malik,
Founder of GigaOM
The Importance of People and
Relationship
The Importance of Hustle
and Perseverance
If you start a company

8. Nothing replaces intensity of Effort and persistence you put forward on anything,
certainly not pure intellect. By Ben Smith Founder of MerchantCircle
The Importance of People and
Relationship
The Importance of People
and Relationship
The Importance of People
and Relationship

9. Add value before you ask for value-Prove your impact by accomplishing
something before getting hung up in discussions about compensation. Just take
the initiative, and you will become indispensable. By Chris Sacca, Founder of
Lowercase Capital
The Importance of People and
Relationship
The Importance of Hustle
and Perseverance
If you start a company

10. Work hard at something that matters to you, sooner or later – and the sooner the
better because you have to work hard in order to make a difference. By Eric
Rosser Eldon,
Co-editor at TechCrunch
The Importance of People and
Relationship
The Importance of Hustle
and Perseverance
If you start a company

11. Get busy unlearning and forgetting what other people and society want and
expect from you. The sooner you can stop listening to others, the sooner you can
hear your inner voice, and get busy doing what you want to do and will therefore
be great at. By Naval Ravikant, founder and CEO of AngelList.
The Importance of People and
Relationship
The Importance of Hustle
and Perseverance
If you start a company

12. Knowledge compounds on itself. Value learning and experience over everything
else in your first few years. By Mitch Colleran, Eventbrite
The Importance of People and
Relationship
The Importance of Hustle
and Perseverance
If you start a company

13. Optimize for working with great people, on hard problems, that impact the world.
By Ben Ling, partner at Khosla Ventures
The Importance of People and
Relationship
The Importance of Hustle
and Perseverance
If you start a company

14. Pick your boss, not your job. By Keith Rabois, Partner at Khosla Ventures
The Importance of People and
Relationship
The Importance of Hustle
and Perseverance
If you start a company

15. Consider time, your most precious resource. By Yishan Wong, CEO of Reddit
The Importance of People and
Relationship
The Importance of People
and Relationship
If you start a company

16. Attempt Great things. Hopefully you’ll succeed, but even if you fail, you’ll meet
great people and have a great life while trying. After each success or failure,
figure out what your next GREAT thing is you’re going to attempt. By Tom Katis,
founder and CEO of Voxer
The Importance of People and
Relationship
The Importance of People
and Relationship
If you start a company

17. Most things are not as risky as they seem. By Sam Altman, Partner at Y
Combinator
The Importance of People and
Relationship
The Importance of People
and Relationship
If you start a company

18. Work on something you believe in deeply and don’t relent until you’ve reached
your goal. Good things will break your way as long as you never give up.
By Matt Douglass, Co-founder of Practice Fusion
The Importance of People and
Relationship
The Importance of People
and Relationship
If you start a company

19. Make sure you are building something that wasn’t possible just 18 months ago.
Make sure you focus on something that you really want to be working on for at
least a decade. By Aaron Levie, Founder and CEO at Box.
The Importance of People and
Relationship
The Importance of People
and Relationship
If you start a company

20. I don’t mind failing but if we succeed, it better be worth succeeding. Most people
reduce risk to the point where the consequences of success are inconsequential.
By Vinod Khosla, Founder of Sun Microsystems and Khosla Ventures.
The Importance of People and
Relationship
The Importance of People
and Relationship
If you start a company

21. Learn to acknowledge the people, whose shoulders you stood, to achieve your
success.
By Lenny Wosornu, Co-founder and CEO at CLAK Impressions
Benjamin Ling for posting this
question
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