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Optimism in Overcoming Challenges

By Rodrigo Jordan - Stanford
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Lecture Description

Rodrigo Jordan, Founder of Vertical, describes a challenge in making the first crossing of the Ellsworth Mountains in Antarctica, highlighting the role in optimism in allowing the team to shift their paradigm and successfully cross an ice valley. Jordan then argues that the entrepreneurs he admires have a similar, paradigm shifting optimism: despite the challenges and disappointments that his colleagues inevitably face, these entrepreneurs overcome their challenges with optimism.

Course Index

  1. The Accelerating Pace of Change
  2. Optimism in Overcoming Challenges