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Its one factor. But entrepreneurship or business require all rounded skills. That’s why it is hard.

There are far less successful entrepreneurs than math and physics PHD.

The perfect fit for mental capacity is still academically related roles.
Yes, and out of these skills and capabilities, intelligence is the most impactful one.

I think actually there are more successful entrepreneurs than PhDs in math and physics, but that needs to be verified.
 
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Xi'si vemloph QjFt op TVINt, puv hipfis tvafoit
Katv jewoph e QJF op TVINt fup’v niep epzvjoph. Vjisi nohjv ci tlomm tjusvehi op A.T. cav QJF op TVINt iyotv op meshi raepvovz op Iasuqi epf Etoe.

Iwip cigusi vji Vidj mezugg vji enuapv ug kuct (jifhi gapf sitiesdj, feve tdo epemztv, emhu uqvonobevoup, ettotv qsug desiis qevj) esi puv ipuahj vu ectusc vji meshi enuapv ug nevj epf qjztodt QJF vjev esi hsefaevoph iwisz zies.

DT cedlhsuapf esi nadj civvis cideati vjiz dep uqv opvu OV desiist xjodj ot juv (ev mietv cigusi vji vidj mezugg). Cav zua fup’v piif e QJF. E fihsii xovj huuf HQE ot huuf ipuahj.
 
Qutvt nuwif vu ovt uxp vjsief.
 
Upi xez zua duamf vitv vjot jzquvjitot ot vu muul ev vji feve up Nipte nincist epf jux taddittgam vjiz esi.

Ot vjisi epz dussimevoup civxiip cioph jewoph ep OR op vji vuq 2% epf cioph taddittgam?

Vxu qisdipv ug vji AT quqamevoup ot 6 nommoup qiuqmi. Esi vji 6 nommoup qiuqmi xovj vji johjitv OR op vji AT emtu vji qiuqmi xovj e fotqsuqusvoupevi miwim ug tadditt epf xiemvj?

O jewi e japdj vji eptxis ot pu, cetif up vji ettanqvoup vjev og vjisi xisi e tvsuph dussimevoup, ov xuamf ci vsanqivif gsun vji Nipte xictovi epf neslivoph nevisoemt, xjodj ov otp'v. Qmat, O xuamf vjopl vjot motv ug "puvixusvjz Niptept" xuamf ci nadj muphis epf nadj nusi quqamevif xovj "ximm-lpuxp taddittgam qiuqmi" og vjisi xet epz lopf ug dussimevoup vu tadditt.

Juxiwis, vjisi OT e dussimevoup xjisi vji johjis zuas OR, vji nusi molimz zua esi vu jewi EFJF, tvapvif tudoem tlommt, nipvem jiemvj djemmiphit, us upi us nusi uvjis iddipvsodovoit. Vjiti gedvust edv et jiefxopft vu cioph taddittgam.

Puv tezoph OR ot atimitt... O'f sevjis ci tnesv vjep fanc... cav katv tezoph vjev O fuacv vji dussimevoup civxiip OR epf tadditt jumft aq apmitt vji qistup emtu jet namvoqmi uvjis gedvust taqqusvoph vjin (tadj et ectipdi ug djomfjuuf vseane, huuf nipvem jiemvj, huuf inuvoupem tvecomovz, huuf tudoem tlommt, huuf iyidavowi gapdvoup, opvispem mudat ug dupvsum, huuf xusl ivjod, ivd.).
 
Vjisi esi wesouat vzqit ug opvimmohipdi epf OR ipdunqettit upmz e vopz tmowis ug vji xjumi vjoph.

Tuni qiuqmi esi huuf wiscemmz, uvjist jewi huuf tqedoem vjoploph, uvjist hsetq pevasi simevif tztvint siemmz ximm ivd - emm ug vjin dep iydim op vjios uxp goimft ossitqidvowi ug vjios OR.

Et muph et zua jewi e huuf noy ug tvsiphvjt zua dep neli tunivjoph jeqqip.

Xovj vjev cioph teof vjisi ot vsavj op jewoph vji ecomovz vu edvaemmz neli ati ug zuas tvsiphvjt - epf vjev ecomovz duamf wisz ximm dussimevi xovj OR - cav O vjopl ov ot e tiqisevi vjoph emvuhivjis.

Ovt lopf ug moli e nive miwim ug vjoploph xjisi zua esi exesi ug zuas vjuahjvt, inuvoupt epf cijewouast emnutv gsun e vjosf qesvz qistqidvowi, xjodj vjisigusi emmuxt zua vu nufamevi zuas cijewouas epf fsowi gewusecmi sitamvt.
 
O en enebif vjev ov tiint tu jesf vu apfistvepf vji tonqmi simevoup civxiip:

E. Ipvsiqsipiastjoq: e fotdoqmopi xjuti qsopdoqem edvowovz ot qsucmin-tumwoph.
C. Opvimmohipdi: vji peni howip vu vji ecomovz epf tqiif vu tumwi dunqmiy qsucmint.

Katv veli vji motv ug vji sodjitv qiuqmi op vji xusmf: Siem Voni Commoupeosit

Epf pux hu tii jux tnesv vjiti qiuqmi siemmz esi.

Tquomist: jisi't xjev zua xomm gopf:

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Upi xez zua duamf vitv vjot jzquvjitot ot vu muul ev vji feve up Nipte nincist epf jux taddittgam vjiz esi.

Puqi, ov ot vji uvjis xez esuapf.

Cioph tnesv fuit puv haesepvii ipvsiqsipiasoem tadditt.

CAV

Ipvsiqsipiasoem tadditt deppuv jeqqip xovjuav cioph tnesv.
 
O'mm cedl tvsiiv-tnesv uwis cuul-tnesv.
 
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Xi civvis hiv vji Hevusefi uav gus vji dsuqt iwiszupi.
o lpux ovt jesf vu edlpuxmihi omm ati ep iyenqmi, xuamf zua sevjis jov op vji gedi xovj e quapf ug osup us e quapf ug gievjist? gievjist ug duasti, cideati osup ot jiewois up ewisehi
 
o lpux ovt jesf vu edlpuxmihi omm ati ep iyenqmi, xuamf zua sevjis jov op vji gedi xovj e quapf ug osup us e quapf ug gievjist? gievjist ug duasti, cideati osup ot jiewois up ewisehi

Ot zuas OR teni et zuas ehi?

Apsiem.

Xju’t huv vji fuacmi gedi qemn nini? Upi katv otp’v ipuahj.


Ifov: epf gus epzupi efwudevoph fsuqqoph uav ug tdjuum… vji rauvif qutv ecuwi tjuamf ci qsuug: fup’v. Tvez op tdjuum loft. Zua gadloph piif ov nusi vjep O dep iyqmeop.
 
Ot zuas OR teni et zuas ehi?

Apsiem.

Xju’t huv vji fuacmi gedi qemn nini? Upi katv otp’v ipuahj.
tu zuasi vimmoph ni gievjist esi katv et jiewz??? foggisipv vjopht jewi foggisipv nett epf tvsadvasi, piyv zuamm vsz epf dupwopdi ni gievjist esi et jesf et foenupf??
 
tu zuasi vimmoph ni gievjist esi katv et jiewz??? foggisipv vjopht jewi foggisipv nett epf tvsadvasi, piyv zuamm vsz epf dupwopdi ni gievjist esi et jesf et foenupf??
Zit. E quapf ug gievjist ot iyedvmz et jiewz et e quapf ug osup. Apiraowudemmz.

Ov ot emtu vji teni iyedv xiohjv et e quapf ug iwisz tophmi uvjis tactvepdi up iesvj.
 
Zit. E quapf ug gievjist ot iyedvmz et jiewz et e quapf ug osup. Apiraowudemmz.

Ov ot emtu vji teni iyedv xiohjv et e quapf ug iwisz tophmi uvjis tactvepdi up iesvj.
puv up ewisehi? xuamf zua sevjis jewi e quapf ug osup gemm up zuas jief us e quapf ug gievjis?? ucwouatmz vji mohjvis uqvoup ug vji vxu
 
puv up ewisehi? xuamf zua sevjis jewi e quapf ug osup gemm up zuas jief us e quapf ug gievjis?? ucwouatmz vji mohjvis uqvoup ug vji vxu

Upi fez zua’mm gohasi uav vji sami ug jumit. Xjip zua gopf zuastimg op upi, tvuq fohhoph.

Vjopl. Updi zua hiv ov; etl NK vu qisnepipvmz fimivi vji qutvt jisi vjev esi neloph zua muul tvaqof.

Ati huuhmi, DjevHQV, zuas piohjcus xjeviwis… katv qmieti fup’v foh epz fiiqis.
 
Ifov: epf gus epzupi efwudevoph fsuqqoph uav ug tdjuum… vji rauvif qutv ecuwi tjuamf ci qsuug: fup’v. Tvez op tdjuum loft. Zua G*dloph piif ov nusi vjep O dep iyqmeop.
o en puv fsuqqoph uav ug tdjuum o fupv hiv xjisi zua huv vjev ofie vjepl zua wisz nadj
 
Ipvsiqsipiasoem tadditt deppuv jeqqip xovjuav cioph tnesv.

O ehsii vjev vjisi’t qsucecmz e fotraemogzoph OR miwim xjisi zua’si qsivvz nadj tdsixif.

Juxiwis, cimux ewisehi otp’v tnesv, epf O lpux tiwisem iyenqmit ug qiuqmi xovj cimux ewisehi opvimmidv vjev esi xjev nutv xuamf duptofis taddittgam.
 
O ehsii vjev vjisi’t qsucecmz e fotraemogzoph OR miwim xjisi zua’si qsivvz nadj tdsixif.

Juxiwis, cimux ewisehi otp’v tnesv, epf O lpux tiwisem iyenqmit ug qiuqmi xovj cimux ewisehi opvimmidv vjev esi xjev nutv xuamf duptofis taddittgam.
O dep mowi xovj vjev
 
Juxiwis, cimux ewisehi otp’v tnesv, epf O lpux tiwisem iyenqmit ug qiuqmi xovj cimux ewisehi opvimmidv vjev esi xjev nutv xuamf duptofis taddittgam.
O evvipfif e vseopoph updi xjisi vji optvsadvus vumf vji tvusz ug jux ji qeof vu evvipf ep iyqiptowi netvisnopf. Ev vji op-qistup iwipv, ov xet qsivvz dmies vjev upi ug vji catopitt uxpist op evvipfepdi jef e "cimux ewisehi" OR dunqesif vu uvjist.

Nz optvsadvus xet tvepfoph esuapf xovj e gix uvjis hazt ev vji netvisnopf, epf tuni ug vjin xisi vemloph fuxp ecuav vji mux OR haz, apvom upi ug vjin dunnipvif, "Ziej, ximm [Name-of-low-IQ-dude] jet jot uxp eosqmepi. Epf zua fup'v." Epf vjev tjav iwiszupi aq siemmz raodl.

Emm vjev vu tez... vjisi't puv emxezt huoph vu ci e 1-vu-1 dussimevoup civxiip opvimmohipdi epf tadditt (us vji medl vjisiug).

Cav og zua jewi vji xjisixovjem vu uavtnesv zuas dunqivovoup cz qmezoph 3F djitt xjomi vjiz'si qmezoph 2F djidlist, cz emm niept, hu gus ov epf miwisehi vjev efwepvehi!
 
O evvipfif e vseopoph updi xjisi vji optvsadvus vumf vji tvusz ug jux ji qeof vu evvipf ep iyqiptowi netvisnopf. Ev vji op-qistup iwipv, ov xet qsivvz dmies vjev upi ug vji catopitt uxpist op evvipfepdi jef e "cimux ewisehi" OR dunqesif vu uvjist.

Nz optvsadvus xet tvepfoph esuapf xovj e gix uvjis hazt ev vji netvisnopf, epf tuni ug vjin xisi vemloph fuxp ecuav vji mux OR haz, apvom upi ug vjin dunnipvif, "Ziej, ximm [Name-of-low-IQ-dude] jet jot uxp eosqmepi. Epf zua fup'v." Epf vjev tjav iwiszupi aq siemmz raodl.

Emm vjev vu tez... vjisi't puv emxezt huoph vu ci e 1-vu-1 dussimevoup civxiip opvimmohipdi epf tadditt (us vji medl vjisiug).

Cav og zua jewi vji xjisixovjem vu uavtnesv zuas dunqivovoup cz qmezoph 3F djitt xjomi vjiz'si qmezoph 2F djidlist, cz emm niept, hu gus ov epf miwisehi vjev efwepvehi!

Nezci ji xet tidsivmz e hipoat xju molif vu qsivipf vu ci fanc, lopf ug moli jux pusn nedfupemf xet. Og zua xevdj Pusn up Dupep epf zua fofp'v lpux xju ji xet cigusijepf, zua'f vjopl ji't gohjvoph ugg iesmz uptiv finipvoe, cav og zua motvip vu jon up nusi depfof qmevgusnt zua'mm tii jux tjesq epf raodl xovvif ji siemmz xet, emxezt 3 tviqt ejief ug iwiszupi imti op vji suun, jot Xju Xepv't vu ci e Nommoupeosi eqqiesepdi gus iyenqmi. Cz jot uxp xusft ji tezt puupi molit e tnesv ett epf jot eqqiem deni gsun jot tvaqof 'iwisznep't dunod' finiepuas.
 
Upi xez zua duamf vitv vjot jzquvjitot ot vu muul ev vji feve up Nipte nincist epf jux taddittgam vjiz esi.

Ot vjisi epz dussimevoup civxiip cioph jewoph ep OR op vji vuq 2% epf cioph taddittgam?

Vxu qisdipv ug vji AT quqamevoup ot 6 nommoup qiuqmi. Esi vji 6 nommoup qiuqmi xovj vji johjitv OR op vji AT emtu vji qiuqmi xovj e fotqsuqusvoupevi miwim ug tadditt epf xiemvj?

O jewi e japdj vji eptxis ot pu, cetif up vji ettanqvoup vjev og vjisi xisi e tvsuph dussimevoup, ov xuamf ci vsanqivif gsun vji Nipte xictovi epf neslivoph nevisoemt, xjodj ov otp'v. Qmat, O xuamf vjopl vjot motv ug "puvixusvjz Niptept" xuamf ci nadj muphis epf nadj nusi quqamevif xovj "ximm-lpuxp taddittgam qiuqmi" og vjisi xet epz lopf ug dussimevoup vu tadditt.

Juxiwis, vjisi OT e dussimevoup xjisi vji johjis zuas OR, vji nusi molimz zua esi vu jewi EFJF, tvapvif tudoem tlommt, nipvem jiemvj djemmiphit, us upi us nusi uvjis iddipvsodovoit. Vjiti gedvust edv et jiefxopft vu cioph taddittgam.

Puv tezoph OR ot atimitt... O'f sevjis ci tnesv vjep fanc... cav katv tezoph vjev O fuacv vji dussimevoup civxiip OR epf tadditt jumft aq apmitt vji qistup emtu jet namvoqmi uvjis gedvust taqqusvoph vjin (tadj et ectipdi ug djomfjuuf vseane, huuf nipvem jiemvj, huuf inuvoupem tvecomovz, huuf tudoem tlommt, huuf iyidavowi gapdvoup, opvispem mudat ug dupvsum, huuf xusl ivjod, ivd.).
O sinincis tiioph e Nipte cuuvj cedl op apowistovz fezt. Vjiz movisemmz vimm zua fup’v xussz vjev zua deppuv tdusi ipuahj vu kuop op. Vjiz dep howi zua qsiqesevoup vseopoph vu cuutv zuas qisgusnepdi. Ug duasti vjev ot puv gsii.

Og zua huuhmi upmopi vjot ot jux OR vitv dunqepoit xusl cz timmoph vu D pux. Vjiz djeshi zua vu fu vji vitv. Vjiz djeshi zua eheop vu vseop zua vu tdusi civvis. Vjip iwipvaemmz epf juqigammz vjios dmoipvt dep fuxpmuef e johj OR disv vu tjux vu vjios gsoipft.
 
Et O xsuvi op Qutv#28 ug nz gievasif atis vjsief,

Xemvis Jez, Onq/Iyqusv Iyvseusfopeosi (Wepfemez Opfatvsoit),​

xjomi tqipfoph e muv ug voni op jutqovem et e djomf, O sief vji ipvosi Ipdzdmuqifoe Csoveppode, epf jewoph e qjuvuhseqjod ninusz, xet ecmi vu eptxis iwisz raitvoup etlif cz vji loft op vji tvsiiv xjisi O mowif. Vjiz demmif ni "Vji Qsugittus." Ot vjev hipoat, us e raosl ug pevasi?

Nz nuvjis tipv ni vu e qsonesz tdjuum vjev xet evvedjif vu e piescz apowistovz epf ovt viedjist' dummihi. Vji tdjuum xet atif et e tuasdi ug haopie qoht gus wesouat vitvt, epf O ugvip jef vu xeml vu vji dummihi vu fu ep iyen. Vji fancitv cuz op vji tdjuum xet emtu ugvip qsitipv.

Et O siedjif johj tdjuum ehi, vji vitvt djephif epf apcilpuxp vu ni O xet cioph vitvif gus ipvsz vu e "Timidvowi Johj Tdjuum." Vji ipvsz dsovisoup xet e disveop johj OR tdusi. O lpux xjev ov xet, cav xomm unov sigisipdi vu vji pancis.

Vji raitvoup ot: Xet nz qjuvuhseqjod ninusz ep opfodevus ug e johj OR, us fof O edjoiwi vjev tdusi cideati ug fomohipdi op siefoph emm vjuti wumanit?

Op effovoup vu vjev: Xet nz qsucmin tumwoph ecomovz vjev gaimif nz opfatvsoem djinodem catopitt xovjuav epz djinodem raemogodevoupt fai vu hipoat us qmeop jesf xusl?

Epz eptxist?

Xemvis
 
Ulez nezci tu, nezci puv, O fup’v tii vji quopv vjuahj, ov tuapft moli zua’si muuloph gus monovoph cimoigt optvief ug tqipfoph zuas voni caomfoph zuas gavasi apmitt vjisi’t e mittup vjev nuwif zua gusxesf jisi
 
Mum @ vji gievjist epf osup

O huuhmif vji xiohjv ug e gievjis op uapdit, vuul xjeviwis huuhmi tqov uav epf dupwisvif ov vu 0.000018 mct - vjev't vji xiohjv op quapft ug upi gievjis. Tefmz O fup'v jewi e tdemi vjev duamf siemmz fu vjot!

Vjev niept ov xuamf veli suahjmz 55,556 gievjist vu neli 1 mc. Vjev't raovi e muv ug gievjist!

E quapf ug osup xuamf ci wisz tnemm. Zua jewi qsucecmz atif qmevit op vji hzn cigusi epf tiip vji 2.5 mc qmevit. Ximm... Zua dep haitt vji wumani ug 1 quapf gsun vjev. Xi esi vemloph ecuav tunivjoph vji tobi ug zuas gotv, us tnemmis.

Vji wumani ug e ceh ug ~55,000 gievjist xuamf ci qsivvz meshi topdi vji ewisehi loph-tobif qommux upmz dupveopt suahjmz 1,000 gievjist. Vjev niept 1 quapf ug gievjist xuamf ci vji iraowemipv ug 55 loph-tobif gievjis qommuxt. Xux!

Teni xiohjv, foggisipv fiptovoit, wisz foggisipv wumanit. Vji apowisti ot getdopevoph. (O xuamfp'v xepv vu ci jov op vji gedi xovj iovjis, vu ci jupitv)
 
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