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What advice would you give your twenty-year-old self, and what should they ignore?

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Brian Chesky Co-founder and chief executive of Airbnb
Getting rich slow isn't actually slower. It's slower in year one, but it might be faster in year seven.
Recorded Chesky's remarks to Fortune in 2017, quoted by Business Insider, Business Insider (Markets Insider), August 2020 source ↗
Whitney Wolfe Herd Founder and chief executive of Bumble
I think fear and fear of the unknown and perceived failure is what holds people back. For me, I am more scared of complacency than having something not work out. I'd rather take a leap of faith and fall than stand on the edge forever.
Recorded CNBC Make It interview, conducted 2019, 11 February 2021 source ↗

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