Finding the Right Motivation [Entire Talk]
Startups
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Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders
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Season 16
Episode
17
David Rogier is the founder and CEO of MasterClass, a streaming platform that allows members to watch video lessons from top-performing professionals like Steph Curry, Margaret Atwood, Martin Scorsese, Sarah Blakely and Serena Williams. In this conversation with Stanford lecturer Ravi Belani, Rogier discusses why he created MasterClass; how he engaged the right investors, advisors, and talent; and how he dealt with hundreds of people telling him that his idea was impossible.
Video clips from: Finding the Right Motivation [Entire Talk]
- 4:36Choose a venture that will make you proud, even if it fails.
- 50:03A personal mission is the strongest motivation to do the impossible.
- 1:40The best advisors show you the whole chessboard.
- 3:40If it doesn’t seem almost impossible, someone else would already be doing it.
- 3:37Define your values and principles early — and make sure your funders align with them.
- 2:01The first years of your career are about expanding your definitions of success and greatness.
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