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1/In Tehran I had been a well-respected sports journalist— But that didn’t carry any weight in America. So I got a job at a car wash in San Jose and I’m telling you, I was the best car washer in the entire world. I took so much pride in that job.
2/Lesson: Don& #39;t get trapped in your ego. You& #39;ll need to roll up your sleeves a lot and remember that no task is beneath you. You might find yourself doing unglamorous things in this journey, but take pride in everything and give it your all.
3/I was, homeless, sleeping upstairs in a yogurt shop, but I have to say, it was this transformative experience. Instead of feeling like I was completely cornered, I felt like I could do anything. If I can make homelessness work, I can make anything work.
4/Lesson: The founder journey is very hard and very frustrating. But I hope you& #39;ll learn to see all these obstacles and challenges as transformative experiences, as opportunities to prove to yourself that you can make it work.
5/ I pleaded with him. “How can you say no to someone you haven’t even met?” There was this long pause, and then he said, “Fine, come in.” The next day, I went to see him, and I got the job. By the end of the week, I moved out of that attic.
6/Lesson: Always swing back. The best founders don& #39;t back down, and sometimes just getting back up and giving it one more go is all you need to prove to someone they should give you the chance of a lifetime.
7/I learned that almost all of my customers are in technology and I was witnessing an amazing community, and I wanted to be part of it. And so, in addition to showing my customers rugs, I started asking questions.
Little by little, I learned about the world around me
Little by little, I learned about the world around me
8/Lesson: Be curious! Try to soak up everything like a sponge in any environment you& #39;re in. You never know where your next great idea might come from.
9/We served Persian tea in the back of a rug store. It gave me the opportunity to get to know them and for them to get to know me. There was a magic in the tea, a chance to strip away all of the phony stuff, to be real and honest and human with each other.
