Horowitz: Follow your contribution, not your passion
Ben Horowitz · Don't Follow Your Passion · Jul 15, 2017 · at 10:35
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Venture capitalist Ben Horowitz challenges standard commencement speech advice by advising Columbia University graduates to prioritize contribution over personal passion.
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“What you take out of the world over time, be it, you know, whatever money, cars, stuff, accolades, is much less important than what you put into the world. And so my recommendation would be follow your contribution. Find the thing that you're great at, put that into the world, contribute to others, help the world be better, and that is the thing to follow.”
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