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- Author: Surbhi Sarna
- ASIN: B0B3Y9Q3Q2
- ISBN: 1982147903
- Reference: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B3Y9Q3Q2
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Highlights
realized that the single most important decision I made in my career was to push forward even while being doubted by so many. — location: 88 ^ref-32774
That your power lies in being able to recognize those qualities, define them, and leverage them in pursuit of your dreams. — location: 109 ^ref-32753
I took a deep breath and managed to whisper one of the most powerful words in any language—“Mom”—before passing out, crashing to the floor. — location: 135 ^ref-8603
This is when a dream started to take shape for me. It began in high school, grew in college, and drove me through the years that followed: I wanted to spend my life improving the quality of care women receive, by replacing antiquated approaches with cutting-edge innovation, providing them the standard of health care they deserve. It would start with finding a better way to detect ovarian cancer. — location: 318 ^ref-44971
what really mattered for my first job wasn’t the money: it was gaining the right experience. — location: 337 ^ref-35499
If you want to be part of bringing the next big app to the public, take courses in coding or teach yourself, so that even if you are not doing the actual coding in the long run, you know what the people who code are doing, and you have the experience to ask the right questions and judge the results. — location: 341 ^ref-21560
Business skills can be acquired while you’re building your company. But mastering the technical skills needed to execute the business you want to be in—whether that’s retail, art, health care, organic farming, or green energy—begins with an understanding of that field from a technical perspective. — location: 349 ^ref-46656
Entrepreneurs are people who build their own ladders while also climbing them. It’s difficult, sometimes perilous, sometimes disastrous, but in the end, it’s your ascent to your dream. — location: 361 ^ref-36812