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Should You Take RISKS? (Jeff Bezos #AND Mohnish Pabrai)


whatever it is that you want to do your

whatever it is that you want to do your there’s gonna be risk in your life and

there’s gonna be risk in your life and

there’s gonna be risk in your life and risk is a necessary component of

risk is a necessary component of

risk is a necessary component of progress you can make any pioneering

progress you can make any pioneering

progress you can make any pioneering movements in the world of any kind

movements in the world of any kind

movements in the world of any kind whether they be the geographical

whether they be the geographical

whether they be the geographical physical exploration that I’ve just been

physical exploration that I’ve just been

physical exploration that I’ve just been talking about whether it be you know a

talking about whether it be you know a

talking about whether it be you know a more cerebral exploration of a

more cerebral exploration of a

more cerebral exploration of a scientific field or I bet you could ask

scientific field or I bet you could ask

scientific field or I bet you could ask that question of every speaker here and

that question of every speaker here and

that question of every speaker here and I bet that every speaker here has taken

I bet that every speaker here has taken

I bet that every speaker here has taken substantial risks whether it be

substantial risks whether it be

substantial risks whether it be intellectual or otherwise to achieve

intellectual or otherwise to achieve

intellectual or otherwise to achieve what they’re you know what they’ve done

what they’re you know what they’ve done

what they’re you know what they’ve done people think that entrepreneurs take

people think that entrepreneurs take

people think that entrepreneurs take risk and they get rewarded because they

risk and they get rewarded because they

risk and they get rewarded because they take risk in reality entrepreneurs do

take risk in reality entrepreneurs do

take risk in reality entrepreneurs do everything they can to minimize risk

everything they can to minimize risk

everything they can to minimize risk they’re not interested in taking risk

they’re not interested in taking risk

they’re not interested in taking risk they want free lunches and they go after

they want free lunches and they go after

they want free lunches and they go after free lunches and so if you study on any

free lunches and so if you study on any

free lunches and so if you study on any number of entrepreneurs from Ray Kroc –

number of entrepreneurs from Ray Kroc –

number of entrepreneurs from Ray Kroc – you know herb shorts at Starbucks and –

you know herb shorts at Starbucks and –

you know herb shorts at Starbucks and – even even Buffett and Munger and so on

even even Buffett and Munger and so on

even even Buffett and Munger and so on what you’ll find is that they’ve

what you’ll find is that they’ve

what you’ll find is that they’ve repeatedly made bets which are low risk

repeatedly made bets which are low risk

repeatedly made bets which are low risk bets which have high return

bets which have high return

bets which have high return possibilities so they’re not going high

possibilities so they’re not going high

possibilities so they’re not going high risk high return they’re going low risk

risk high return they’re going low risk

risk high return they’re going low risk high return and even with Bill Gates for

high return and even with Bill Gates for

high return and even with Bill Gates for example the total amount of capital that

example the total amount of capital that

example the total amount of capital that ever went into Microsoft was less than

ever went into Microsoft was less than

ever went into Microsoft was less than fifty thousand between the time it

fifty thousand between the time it

fifty thousand between the time it started and today that’s the total

started and today that’s the total

started and today that’s the total amount of capital that went into the

amount of capital that went into the

amount of capital that went into the company so Microsoft you cannot say was

company so Microsoft you cannot say was

company so Microsoft you cannot say was a high-risk venture because there was no

a high-risk venture because there was no

a high-risk venture because there was no capital deployed but it had high

capital deployed but it had high

capital deployed but it had high uncertainty Bill Gates could have gone

uncertainty Bill Gates could have gone

uncertainty Bill Gates could have gone bankrupt or Bill Gates could have ended

bankrupt or Bill Gates could have ended

bankrupt or Bill Gates could have ended up the wealthiest person on the Forbes

up the wealthiest person on the Forbes

up the wealthiest person on the Forbes 400 and he ended up at the extreme end

400 and he ended up at the extreme end

400 and he ended up at the extreme end of the bell curve and that’s fine but he

of the bell curve and that’s fine but he

of the bell curve and that’s fine but he did not take risk to get there he was

did not take risk to get there he was

did not take risk to get there he was comfortable with uncertainty so

comfortable with uncertainty so

comfortable with uncertainty so entrepreneurs are great at dealing with

entrepreneurs are great at dealing with

entrepreneurs are great at dealing with uncertainty and also very good at

uncertainty and also very good at

uncertainty and also very good at in amazing risk that’s the classic great

in amazing risk that’s the classic great

in amazing risk that’s the classic great entrepreneur my intention with this

entrepreneur my intention with this

entrepreneur my intention with this video was to spread understanding not

video was to spread understanding not

video was to spread understanding not fighting I want you to see that it’s not

fighting I want you to see that it’s not

fighting I want you to see that it’s not one point of view or the other you can

one point of view or the other you can

one point of view or the other you can pull and learn from both especially the

pull and learn from both especially the

pull and learn from both especially the one that you don’t immediately resonate

one that you don’t immediately resonate

one that you don’t immediately resonate with embrace the genius of the end

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