Mike Sarraille

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Mike Sarraille is a retired Navy SEAL and Recon Marine who served with Task Unit Bruiser and DEVGRU, and later founded executive search firm Talent War Group. He is the co-author of bestsellers such as The Talent War and The Everyday Warrior, and hosts The Everyday Warrior Podcast.

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Everything Mike Sarraille said on the Y Combinator Startup Podcast that made the record, most notable first. Filter by type, assessment or year in the ledger →

Opinion

Mike Sarraille: For-profit companies drive more social impact than non-profits

“We can do a lot more good on the for-profit side than we can on the non-profit side.”

Mike Sarraille Jul 20, 2018 ▶ 6:14 Jocko Willink and Mike Sarraille - Helping Veterans Transition into the Private Sector · Y Combinator

Opinion

Mike Sarraille: Federal employees shouldn't prepare military veterans for private-sector jobs

“We have people in the Department of Labor running those programs that have very little private sector time themselves. They're federal government employees, so federal government employees should not be preparing veterans for jobs in the private sector”

Mike Sarraille Jul 20, 2018 ▶ 11:38 Jocko Willink and Mike Sarraille - Helping Veterans Transition into the Private Sector · Y Combinator

Opinion

Mike Sarraille: Veteran transition programs distract the military from winning wars

“At the end of the day, the military needs to focus on what's important, that is winning wars. If we want the military to get good at transitioning veterans out, that draws resources from elsewhere, which means we're sending less prepared soldiers, airmen, mari…”

Mike Sarraille Jul 20, 2018 ▶ 12:25 Jocko Willink and Mike Sarraille - Helping Veterans Transition into the Private Sector · Y Combinator

Insight

Mike Sarraille: Military veterans inherently lack private-sector business acumen

“You know, we do lack a business acumen. We come from a different industry where we have a completely set set of tools.”

Mike Sarraille Jul 20, 2018 ▶ 16:20 Jocko Willink and Mike Sarraille - Helping Veterans Transition into the Private Sector · Y Combinator

Insight

Mike Sarraille: A military commander's duty to their troops precedes their family

“When you're in the military, your family comes second. And that might sound harsh, but when you have 40 SEALs under your command that are your responsibility to bring home you know, you, they usually come first.”

Mike Sarraille Jul 20, 2018 ▶ 54:54 Jocko Willink and Mike Sarraille - Helping Veterans Transition into the Private Sector · Y Combinator

Insight

Mike Sarraille: Transitioning veterans must accept starting over as industry newcomers

“A lot of the time that is not setting the expectation on the corporate side, that is actually setting the expectation side, or setting the expectations on the veteran side and getting their heads right. It's not an easy thing to hear after 20 years in the mili…”

Mike Sarraille Jul 20, 2018 ▶ 3:34 Jocko Willink and Mike Sarraille - Helping Veterans Transition into the Private Sector · Y Combinator

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Insight

Jocko Willink: Frontline operators out-decision distant commanders 99.9% of the time

“If Mike's in the field with his platoon, and I'm back in the, Forward operating base somewhere and he needs to make a decision. Who knows to make a better decision? Is it me or is it him? It's him. 99.9% of the time.”

Jocko Willink Jul 20, 2018 ▶ 45:01 Jocko Willink and Mike Sarraille - Helping Veterans Transition into the Private Sector · Y Combinator

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Episode	Date	Speaking time
Jocko Willink and Mike Sarraille - Helping Veterans Transition into the Private Sector · Y	Jul 20, 2018	22m

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