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Podcast: Episode 88: Must Listen

Asking the uncomfortable questions

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The ability to ask the right questions at the right times of the right people is an essential skill for every entrepreneur. For Michael Seibel, managing director at Y Combinator, action sometimes needs to take a back seat to asking: “Is this working?” Michael learned early on that by stopping to ask the counterintuitive question, he gained the wisdom – and avoided time lost to big mistakes – that ultimately propelled him forward.

Transcript:

“Learn to ask the right questions of the right people – and then act upon the answer, even if it seems irrational.”