I was having a conversation the other day, and my friend said to me:

“Dont work with him, he is a dick.”

“But, Im a dick.” I replied.

“No, you arent.”

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The next day, I have a conversation with another friend, who said:

“I was talking to someone about you yesterday, and they ask me if you were a dick.”

“What did you say?”

“No.”

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I like it when the world thinks that I am a dick.

Why?

Because I am a dick.

About a year ago, I realized something. I had finally become someone that I kinda liked. I am a honest person, trustworthy, and open. I am pretty smart, and generally helpful. If I can do anything for someone who deserves it, I will. And, if you dont, then I cut all ties.

Because I have figured out who I am, I leave it up to the rest of the world to deal with it.

Like me? Great, lets hang out. Dont? Then think I am a dick. Who cares?

Apply the same concept to a startup CEO.

Strong CEOs know who they are, and who they arent. Because of that, they are clear in their decisions. They are confident in their actions.

Yet, many people look at most successful startup CEOs and call them dicks.

Mostly because strong startup CEOs do what they should do, not what they want to do, or more importantly what you want them to do.

Same works with VCs. I know some wonderful people that are venture capitalists who other people refer to ask dicks.

I tell those people, “you’re right.”

I like that most of the people I respect are dicks at some level. That they have the confidence to know what they know, and what they dont know.

Now assholes are a completely different story…am

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