#98 Sahil Lavingia: Observing the Present

I wish I knew earlier that like My company was still my responsibility. No one was gonna fix my problems. They were investing. Because they believed in me and they believed in my potential. But it was up to me to to to still sort of take that potential energy and turn it into kinetic energy. It wasn't a handout. It wasn't like

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