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Phil Libin

Phil Libin

Executive

Oct 15, 2026

speaker_1ADVERTISER
0:56
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0:59
You know, I've been running startups for 25 years now, and I don't think I've ever changed anyone's mind.
1:04
Like, I don't, I don't think I've ever taken someone from, like, no to yes.
1:08
We never try to convince anyone.
1:10
If anyone disagrees with how we do things, that's fine.
1:12
My recommendation for people's first time is to build for yourself.
1:17
Well, hi.

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speaker_2ADVERTISER
1:27
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1:30
I shouldn't only work with people I like.
1:32
I should work with as many different people as possible, and then I should like the ones that are effective, right? So I'd almost rather have that be backwards.
1:39
I'd almost rather like work with people, whether I like them or not, I just want to work with them.
1:43
And then if they do a good job, then, you know, then I start to like them.
1:47
Because otherwise you get way too much bias, right? It's way too easy to hire people that just, you know, that are just like me, which is what happens in the beginning of a lot of startups.
1:55
A lot of startups have to hire very quickly, and so they just hire their friends.

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