Founder Said Conference Richard Robinson Chinese Presentation Guangzhou Dec 2018 Pt II

2 Mar 2019 · 8 min
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In this bilingual (Mandarin‑English) talk, Richard Robinson challenges the romanticized image of the entrepreneur and lays out the stark reality that most startups fail. He uses vivid metaphors – the “golden tower” and riding a dragon – to illustrate how founders often feel both heroic and vulnerable. Robinson emphasizes that the only things an entrepreneur can truly control are personal effort and attitude, and that focusing on these controllables leads to better outcomes. He stresses the importance of self‑care—sleep, diet, exercise, and meditation—as the foundation for sustained performance. Throughout, he interweaves personal anecdotes, statistics (≈95% startup failure rate), and practical advice, concluding with a call to focus on output and let results follow.

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