Advice
topic on 4 shows · 6 statements across 5 episodes
Lenny's Podcast 
My First Million 
How I Built This 
20VC
6 statements about Advice, every show
Kothari: Almost all startup advice is genius for some and rubbish for others
“I think in general, I would say like almost all advice is genius for a subset of people and completely rubbish for the rest of them.”
Puri: People asking for advice rarely act on it and close the loop
“Rarely do people ask a question, genuinely want the answer, then take it, take good advice, and act on it, and come back and say, here's what happened. They close the loop and say, here's what happened, here's what we're going to do next.”
Robin: Giving advice widens power differentials and disempowers team members
“The other thing about advice is that it creates even bigger power differentials between people. So if you're the leader or you're in the higher power position to start with, Then giving me advice is only going to make me feel even lower power as opposed to, we…”
Robin: Immediate advice usually targets the wrong underlying issue
“Because by the way, nine times out of 10, you end up giving advice on something that's not really what the person was worried about or wondering about.”
Grant: Asking for Advice Yields More Actionable Guidance Than Eliciting Feedback
“There's a growing body of evidence showing that if you want specific, useful tips, you should ask for advice rather than feedback.”