Usually, we only see the attributes that make up someone’s external context—what they say or do, their title,and physical characteristics. To build deep trust, however, and to understand other people in an authentic way, we need to understand their internal context—their values, motivations, what gets them up in the morning, the things that have made them who they are.

So now in your groups, you’re going to share the true story of your life and how it led you to where you are today. Most people never actually have the opportunity to share the story of their life with others in an uninterrupted way. At best, we only share snippets. But if we’re going to work together, grow together, and learn together, it’s critical to know where each of us is coming from. When you know someone’s story, you can create truly meaningful bonds.

Prompt: Tell the story of your life and how you came to do the work you do today. In 4 minutes. Not the book report version. The story of the unique experiences that shaped you as an individual on this planet. Where you grew up, who raised you, the random events that shaped your future, the struggles you’ve faced, or the transformational moments that led you to where you are today. Whatever it is that is meaningful to you, and that reveals something about who you are as a person.

I’m going to keep time for the whole group. I’ll let you know once the 3 minutes are done. Then, the listeners of the group will have 1 minute to reflect on the story and offer reactions.

Before we get started, I’ll give you one minute to decide who’s going first, second, third, and fourth. (pause)

Does everyone know your order? Ok. Let the storytelling begin.

Resilience: ale intro: one of the most important traits of founders is resilience. give 3 examples of companies almost dying and coming back from the brink

Fear: Seth intro: “90% of startups fail you need to convince people to take pay cuts and join you on this big risky thing, you can only plan for a few months and everything will feel scary. Elon staring into the abyss. Convincing someone to give you millions of dollars when there is a high chance you can’t return that money is scary. Fear is very natural - world-class person ”

Gradient of Descent

I always knew I wanted to become a scientist/engineer

I am working on the most important problem for humanity

I’ve built stuff in my garage

I make decisions based on intuition as opposed to logic

I tend to move to fast and break things as opposed to overplanning

I know my life’s purpose

We should cure ageing

At some point I wish I hadn’t gone to grad school

I live a life based into spontaneity vs a carefully planned life

I’d rather someone else start talking to me than initiate the conversation with someone I don’t know

I believe economic growth will destroy the planet

I believe people are fundamentally good. I, by default, trust people.

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