German football manager; Liverpool 2015–2024
You have to change from doubter to believer.
Recorded · Sky Sports · 2024
Since 2020
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What advice would you give your twenty-year-old self, and what should they ignore?
Co-founder and chief executive of Airbnb
Getting rich slow isn't actually slower. It's slower in year one, but it might be faster in year seven.
Recorded · Business Insider (Markets Insider) · 2020
Co-founder of Microsoft; co-chair of the Gates Foundation
My last piece of advice is the one I could have used the most. It took me a long time to learn. And it is this: You are not a slacker if you cut yourself some slack.
Recorded · Gates Notes · 2023
Co-founder of Andela and of Flutterwave; founding partner of Future Africa
Do a deep reflection on what exactly went wrong and write it down. Please don't do that lazy analysis where you just blame government, the economy, the markets, fundraising etc.
Recorded · Iyinoluwa Aboyeji on LinkedIn · 2024
Film director, screenwriter and opera director
No. Go for it, as I did it. Go for all the mistakes. I made so many mistakes in doing my films. They all have a stutter or a limp or they are squint-eyed.
Recorded · Rolling Stone · 2020
Founder and former chief executive of Bumble
I think fear and fear of the unknown and perceived failure is what holds people back. For me, I am more scared of complacency than having something not work out.
Recorded · CNBC Make It · 2021
What are bad recommendations you hear in your profession or area of expertise?
Irish professional boxer; Olympic champion 2012
I have never felt the need to trash talk, and I'm not going to start now! I just quietly do my job and then quietly step into the ring to showcase what I can do.
Recorded · RTÉ · 2025
Songwriter, musician and novelist
Many creative people, especially the young, may feel their chaotic or disordered relationship with the world is indispensable to their creative freedom. The more anarchic, the better!
Recorded · The Red Hand Files · 2024
Mathematician; Fields Medallist, 2006
AI without validation is too unreliable to be of use in any serious application.
Recorded · Quanta Magazine · 2026
In the last five years, what have you become better at saying no to?
British swimmer; Olympic champion 2016 and 2021
I'm tired, I'm not myself and I'm not enjoying the sport as I have done for the last decade.
Recorded · The Independent · 2023
Japanese professional tennis player
I communicated that I wanted to skip press conferences at Roland Garros to exercise self-care and preservation of my mental health. I stand by that. Athletes are humans.
Recorded · Time · 2021
United States artistic gymnast
I just felt like it would be a little bit better to take a back seat, work on my mindfulness.
Recorded · Rev · 2021
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