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Hedging your bets while starting a startup?

Y Combinator
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  • The speaker believes excelling in four areas simultaneously is unattainable and that mastery in a single domain is already highly challenging.
  • Leaving their position at Google is identified as a potential source of future regret, though the decision to resign is proceeding.
  • A commitment is made to apply full effort to future endeavors regardless of the career path chosen.
  • The speaker anticipates framing the results of their actions as a positive experience irrespective of the specific outcome regarding their employment.
  • Personal pride is expected if the speaker can attest to having exerted maximum effort in their work.
  • Learning new skills is viewed as a sufficient condition for feeling proud of the process undertaken.