I’ve spoken to over 50 founders and CEOs. Here’s the advice they wish they knew at 21:

May 5

[PART 7/7]

💡 Listen first.

My thoughts below:

One of the mistakes I made early on was wanting to display what I knew by talking first. People don’t care what you know.

First, diagnose the goal. Why is this person talking to you? What are their desires and and inhibitors? Without figuring that out first, you’ll be basically talking to a brick wall.

This is the listening part.

Then, once you diagnose the goal, you can now frame what you know to fit their goal. Not only will you create connection and rapport for listening, but your answer will just be better — tailored to the problem at hand.

So stay curious. Ask questions first. Learn to listen. Listen to learn. And always diagnose the goal first, so that you’re not answering blindly.

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Justin Huynh

I’ve spoken to over 50 founders and CEOs. Here’s the advice they wish they knew at 21:

I went back and read the beginning posts of my LinkedIn journey.

I’ve spoken to over 50 founders and CEOs. Here’s the advice they wish they knew at 21: