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Solving problems as a startup founder - Andrew Gazdecki, Acquire - Undefeated Underdogs #shorts

6 Oct 2023 · 1 min

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Andrew Gazdecki says startup founders should appreciate what they have rather than chase what's next. He treats problems as familiar challenges to fix, not existential threats, and argues that understanding failure and loss is how you learn what actually works.

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The grass is always going to look greener on the other side. But take a step back, appreciate the stuff that you have. You know, I told you some, you know, things that people might hear and be like, that's really tragic. But I view it as it made me who I am. Like, I wouldn't change a single thing. And so when I bump into problems, it's really just a mindset of, all right, been here before. Let's get this shit fixed. I'm going to put in whatever I have to do to get it done. I don't have like a, this isn't gonna work ever mentality ever. And you've succeeded. I have more of a, and I haven't succeeded at everything. I miss a ton. But you know, there's a saying that people that know the most about winning know the most about losing. You know, you gotta sometimes just learning what doesn't work helps you figure out what does work.