Sebastian de Groot van Embden

Exited Founder | Advisor | Entrepreneur | Coach | Neuro Diversity Advocate | MBA Graduate

[Sebastian de Groot van Embden @SDGVE]

Looking after yourself is not sleeping in

[Sebastian de Groot van Embden @SDGVE]

The struggle is what makes the reward

[Sebastian de Groot van Embden @SDGVE]

You may never like the things you need to do - @melrobbins

[Sebastian de Groot van Embden @SDGVE]

It’s impossible to do everything all the time but it is possible to do everything if you structure tasks in periods of time

[Sebastian de Groot van Embden @SDGVE]

When shit hits the fan, learn to dance in the storm - @GordonRamsay

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Doing something you love is more regenerating than resting - John Mayer

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When you are in any crisis, ground yourself in reality - Jennifer Hyman, Rent the Runway

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Embrace reality - Ravi Gupta, Partner Sequoia Capital

[Sebastian de Groot van Embden @SDGVE]

Earned success is the key to happiness - Arthur Brookes, American Enterprise Institute

[Sebastian de Groot van Embden @SDGVE]

You are guaranteed to not succeed in the future if you don’t make changes - Roelof Botha, Sequoia Capital

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Get into great businesses and surround yourself with great people - Charlie Munger, Berkshire Hathaway

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Mercenary’s will wither in the face of adversity. Be missionary as a founder - Roelof Botha. Sequoia Capital

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@businessbarista @wearenovaplus 🔥

[Greg Brockman @gdb]

Code is a liability, not an asset. So goal of software engineer is delivering the maximum amount of desired functionality at the cost of the least amount of code complexity, even as desired functionality evolves over time.

[Khe Hy @khemaridh]

News Flash:

Having MORE than 5 hours of free time leads to declining happiness.

[Sebastian de Groot van Embden @SDGVE]

@JoshJDurham Creative is key for 2023

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@AdamMGrant Agreed 🚀

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@iamshackelford Madness!

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@WrongsToWrite Love what you do

[Adam Grant @AdamMGrant]

Wisdom doesn’t come from experience. It comes from reflecting on experience.

Between ages 25 and 75, the correlation between age and wisdom is zero.

Gaining insight and perspective is not about the number of years you've lived. It's about the number of lessons you've learned.