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

How Does Focusing On People Pay Off In The End? #venturecapital #shorts

5 Jul 2022 · 1 min

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An MIT grad who worked at Google, YouTube, Twitter, and Postmates says the people you meet matter more than what you learn. Classmates and former colleagues became investors, partners, and customers for their ventures. Build relationships now, especially in school.

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So Sarah, what's one thing you think any aspiring entrepreneur can do to set themselves up for career success, even if they're still in school? Focus on people and connections. I think that I really underappreciated, especially when I was at MIT. Um, and many of my classmates at MIT have gone on to be just amazing entrepreneurs or investors. A number of them have invested in my company or connected me with employees or customers. Uh, same thing with the folks that I've worked with at Google and YouTube and Twitter and Postmates. You know, my co-founder, VP of engineering are from Postmates. Like the connections that you make at these places are more valuable than anything you will learn or do. And I did not appreciate that enough.