Entrepreneur and investor Gary Vaynerchuk discusses future AI disruption and human-AI relationships with host Codie Sanchez.
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Gary Vee: Financially supporting adult children signals they are losers
“Because parents don't realize if you're paying for your kid when they're a grown adult, you're telling your kid you don't believe in them. Through your actions, not your words. They know they're a loser. Yeah. That shit hurts. You know?”
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Gary Vaynerchuk: Imposter syndrome is just a euphemistic label for insecurity
“Do you know what imposter syndrome is? It's called insecurity. We've just given it makeup. Nobody's like, yo, I'm insecure. Nobody says that code, but so many people are like, man, I have imposter syndrome. Makeup. Got it? The definition, literally the definit…”
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Gary Vee: Leaders should only touch the first and last 10%
“When we're doing important shit, I tell the team, I have to be involved in the first 10%, because I'm molding it. Then I disappear. And then you need to come back to me to close it. I open and close. The middle's the problem. And winners, and people aspiring t…”
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Gary Vee: Eliminating competitiveness causes nihilism and severe depression
“Winning and losing is incredibly imperative to the human race. Nothing is good out of balance. Of course, people are like, Gary, winning and losing, like, is it ok to, like, hurt people to win? No, no, it's not ok. But is it okay to completely eliminate merit …”
Disclosure
Gary Vee avoids AI startups because rapid iteration causes obsolescence
“Also, real quick, because I know a lot of smart investors listening here, be very careful in investing in AI. The reason I haven't yet is every week, you think you just invested in the best X, and a week later, somebody crushes that.”
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Gary Vaynerchuk welcomes hiring C-players to develop them into B-players
“C players, for my businesses when I hire, I love a good C because I think we have a system to get people to Bs, and I think Bs are great.”