"We didn’t start out as friends, so we were actually evaluating each other based on how complimentary we were, how committed we were, how excellent we were at the stuff we were doing, and how easily we collaborated." Ricky Yean Flow Club quest.audio/a/BMz206FReJ

"You know pretty well if you’re a good entrepreneur or a bad entrepreneur, but with being a parent, it’s much more difficult." Mike van Hoenselaar Escape Rooms NL quest.audio/a/6R78KjHlzQ

On finding cofounders, raising funding, growing, and screwing up: A playlist on Quest (YC S21) of career advice given by partners and alumni in the YC network. quest.audio/t/8nzavsX7VY/i…

Let's talk about the perfect team cocktail of product, design, and engineering, featuring Helena from Medium, Wes O'Haire from Dropbox, and Rick Pastoor from Rise. about.quest.audio/newsletter/the…

"The best way to understand how to be motivated is to realise that the reason for motivation is […] the desire to escape some kind of discomfort." Nir Eyal

We just launched a big fat ｓｕｂｓｃｒｉｂｅ button for topics. It’s a great way to keep in touch with the subjects you care about most. apps.apple.com/app/quest-audi…

"Start meeting with entrepreneurs and start figuring out how you can leverage your unique experiences and background and networks and skillsets to help them in their current business." Daniel Gulati Treble Capital

"A brand is what a brand does, and is what everybody needs to feel and needs to drive from within the company." Eva Zahrawi Ruiz

"There are a lot of things that are important. If you keep doing things that are important, you’ll just fall flat at some point. What you need to do […] is only do what is most important." Heini Zachariassen Vivino

Looks like *someone* didn't get the confidentiality memo...

"I think Y Combinator is right when they are fond of saying, believe the no, not the why." Connor Hailey Axle Health

"You often have to step into unknown to make a big leap forward." Anke

"Journalism is not a place for making assumptions. The best stories are the ones where there are no holes. Where you’re confident in everything you’ve written." Adam Smith The Independent

Thanks team 🙏

The kids are alright: here's a quick 9 minutes from dads Nir Eyal, Mike van Hoenselaar, Boris Veldhuijzen van Zanten from TNW, Nalden from Huddle, and Saul Klein from LocalGlobe. quest.audio/t/bRzKqTZeJW/p…

"The best personal productivity hack that has worked for me is to fully understand the hierarchy of the work that I have to do." Carl Pullein Listen to the rest at quest.audio

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New year, new look 💅 Quest now helps you transform your podcast into a two-way street. We're launching in a few weeks so sign up to the waiting list for early access. quest.app