Ambition
topic on 5 shows · 5 statements across 5 episodes
the Y Combinator Startup Podcast 
Founder's Journal 
American Optimist 
My First Million 
How I Built This
5 statements about Ambition, every show
Parr: Ambitious men often experience a temporary ambition dip when raising children
“And for a lot of men who are ambitious people, what they notice is that their ambition goes away or dials down during this period because they love being around their kids. And it doesn't happen to everyone, but a lot of men do. And what I've noticed is that t…”
Lieberman: Raising venture capital does not equate to entrepreneurial ambition
“Raising venture does not equate to ambition, and I think that's just like a false story.”
Cowen: Men have higher variance in ambition than women
“More violent, more aggressive, but there are also more men who are highly extreme workaholics, right? So ambition has a higher variance in men.”
Childhood ambition often stems from a fundamental desire for control
“When you're very young, I think if you're attracted to success, or you think that that matters to you, I assume it just means you want control, you know. You want to be the one setting the rules, not the one just kind of living someone else's reality.”