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Aug 2022
27m 48s

If You Don't Find Risk, Risk Will Find Y...

Reid Hoffman & Ben Casnocha
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If you aren't pained by the risk involved in a potential career move, it's probably not a breakout opportunity. In fact, one of the riskiest things you can do in your career is try to eliminate risk altogether. Risk is omnipresent. You need to know how to evaluate it, and to build resilience against risks you can't anticipate.   On this episode of the Startu ... Show More
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