As an NYU undergraduate, Mattan Griffel had aspirations for a career in finance. But getting rejected from over 100 jobs he applied drastically altered the course of his career ultimately leading to the launch of the Ycombinator startup One Month. 

• Separating your self worth from experiencing rejection 
• Using self education and online learning to accelerate your career path
• Why we have to make our own ideas happen 
• How a series of blog posts turned into an online class with over 2000 registrants 
• The problem with experts and the internalization of knowledge
• Cultivating the ability to see opportunity when you hit roadblocks 
• Designing your life around serendipity 
• A framework for accelerated learning that you can apply to any new skill
• A look inside the Ycombinator experience 

Quotes

Once something is actually useful to you, you’re much more interested in learning it 

Resources 

General Assembly

One Month

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Broadcast on:

21 Jan 2015