Jeremy Barr: Founders Should Expect a 99% Rejection Rate and Need Volume
Jeremy Barr · Turn Your Self Audio Down and Watch Everything Change · Dec 5, 2023 · at 13:51
Entrepreneur Jeremy Barr explains why founders must embrace high-volume outreach to survive normal rejection rates.
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“So, you know, 99% of people are ignoring ads in the world, which kind of transposes to when you're approaching interview investors and any sort of new thing in general is that you're supposed to have like a 99% failure rate, and so this concept of volume, going and getting volume, when you're a founder or when you're learning anything new, going and getting volume is something that is essential, and a lot of people, they stop too early.”
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