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Originally Posted by oppoten
I know what I'm good at, but I don't think it's compatible with being successful on a big scale.
Was reading Minte's "opportunities" thread, and cursing myself for not being more of an opportunist. I think that some qualities are perhaps more deserving of success than others  |
What do you wish you were good at is an equally important thing to consider. Using his example, a great short order cook is fast, efficient, organized, tireless, able to work in a hot kitchen etc.... However a great short order cook who wishes he was 'able to identify new things people will like' is most likely to get the wrong idea and launch a Mexican-Asian fusion restaurant that fails. Finding opportunities that use what you are good at and keep you away from what you wish you were good at is exactly what he was talking about. He does some VC investing now and said the number one question he asks himself is 'is this person good at what they are proposing or do they wish they were good at it?'