Rabois: Successful DJs Play 300 Shows a Year Before Making It
Keith Rabois · Keith Rabois & Mike Shebat: Creating an Olympian Mindset to Work Ethic| E1087 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings · Nov 27, 2023 · at 8:43
Founders Fund General Partner Keith Rabois cites the grueling schedules of touring DJs to argue that extreme hard work is mandatory for elite performance in any field.
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“Most of the successful DJs I know play like 300 shows a year. Across the world until they make it. And when they make it, they still play a 150 shows a year, traveling all around the globe.”
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