DHH: Money Beyond Baseline Needs Is Not Primary Source of Happiness
David Heinemeier Hansson · 20VC: Basecamp Founder David Heinemeier Hansson on Why It Is The Biggest BS To Chase Being A Unicorn, His Relationship to Wealth and Status and Why Now More Than Ever It Is A Myth Entrepreneurs Have To Raise VC · Apr 14, 2020 · at 33:38
Basecamp co-founder David Heinemeier Hansson shares his personal philosophy on wealth after moving from Denmark to the United States and reaching financial independence.
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“The money is nice, and they buy a bunch of nice, fine things, but it is not the primary source of happiness for someone who's cleared a baseline bar.”
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