708: The 7 Steps to Winning Others’ Support with Suneel Gupta
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Suneel Gupta walks through his 7 steps for becoming “backable”--worthy of others backing your ideas. 

— YOU’LL LEARN — 

1. Why you don’t need charisma to be backable** **

2. How to make your idea stand out with an “earned secret” 

3. Why you don’t want to have everything figured out** **

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— ABOUT SUNEEL — 

Suneel Gupta teaches Innovation at Harvard University. His bestselling book Backable is rooted in Suneel’s journey from a twice-failed entrepreneur to a leader behind two IPOs, and to being named “The New Face of Innovation” by the New York Stock Exchange. Suneel has personally backed startups including Impossible Foods, AirBnB, 23&Me, Calm, and SpaceX. 

• Suneel’s book: Backable: The Surprising Truth Behind What Makes People Take a Chance on You) 

• Suneel’s website: SuneelGupta.com) 

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW — 

• Study: The IKEA effect) 

• Study: The Scar Experiment) 

• Video: “Steve Jobs introduces iPhone in 2007”) 

• TED Talk: “Do schools kill creativity? | Sir Ken Robinson”) 

• Book: The Alchemist) by Paulo Coelho** **

• Past episode: 642: How to Identify Your Career Season and Land Your Dream Job with Ramit Sethi) 

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