The Journey of a Y Combinator Startup Founder with Mattan Griffel
As an NYU undergraduate, Mattan Griffel had aspirations for a career in finance. But getting rejected from over 100 jobs he applied drastically altered the course of his career ultimately leading to the launch of...
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Show Notes
As an NYU undergraduate, Mattan Griffel had aspirations for a career in finance. But getting rejected from over 100 jobs he applied drastically altered the course of his career ultimately leading to the launch of the Ycombinator startup One Month.
- Separating your self worth from experiencing rejection
- Using self education and online learning to accelerate your career path
- Why we have to make our own ideas happen
- How a series of blog posts turned into an online class with over 2000 registrants
- The problem with experts and the internalization of knowledge
- Cultivating the ability to see opportunity when you hit roadblocks
- Designing your life around serendipity
- A framework for accelerated learning that you can apply to any new skill
- A look inside the Ycombinator experience
Quotes
Once something is actually useful to you, you’re much more interested in learning it
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