Paige Finn DohertyFounding Partner, Behind Genius · Founding Partner at Behind Genius Ventures

How Can Aspiring Entrepreneurs Set Themselves Up For Career Success? #shorts

27 Jun 2022 · 1 min

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In this brief interview, a host asks what a single action can help aspiring entrepreneurs, especially students, achieve career success. The guest advises that the most important step is simply to start doing something—specifically, to talk about your idea with others. They debunk the myth of “original” ideas, emphasizing that many ideas already exist and that success hinges on execution and differentiating through how you implement the concept. The speaker also highlights common internal obstacles such as self‑doubt and imposter syndrome, urging listeners to move past these mental blocks by taking a small, concrete first step toward their venture.

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What's one thing you think that any aspiring entrepreneur can do to set themselves up for career success, even if they're still in school?
Just start by doing something. And that could be, you know, if you've got an idea, start talking to people about your idea. I find so many entrepreneurs are so afraid to talk about their idea because they think somebody is going to steal it. But sorry, newsflash, there are no original ideas. If you thought of something before, high likelihood that somebody has also had that same idea. But it really is in your execution and how you do it and how you can do it differently from how somebody else is doing it. So I think a lot of times we stay in our own head and we're so afraid to make that first step, you know, to talk to somebody, to try and figure out like, what's the first small step that I can take towards doing this? And we— maybe it's self-doubt, maybe it's imposter syndrome, like I'm not the person to do this. But if you get out of your own way and just take that first step.