Insights of an Accidental Entrepreneur [Entire Talk]
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Start with first principles when solving problems and seizing opportunities. Root your decisions and actions in bedrock truths.
Duration
46:39
Part of Series
Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders
Season
Season 13
Episode
21
Joshua Hoffman, co-founder and CEO of industrial-chemicals maker Zymergen, details how his intellectual dabbling in college and the courage to work on his weaknesses prepared him to be a broadminded business leader. He urges aspiring entrepreneurs to become good storytellers and build strong teams of divergent thinkers, even if they drive you nuts. Hoffman explains why it’s all worth the pain.
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