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👥 37 Bonus – Rishi’s Habits, Influences, and Life Lessons – Rishi Garg of Mayfield – Outlier Academy

Outliers with Daniel Scrivner: Explore the Greatest Innovators, Founders, and Investors

English - July 20, 2021 08:03 - 23 minutes
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“I never think about the failure of the what. I always think about the failure of the how. How did I show up in these contexts? Was fear a really important emotion during these experiences or did I feel light? Was I courageous and open hearted, or did I feel closed?” – Rishi Garg
Rishi Garg (@rishigarg) is co-head of the Consumer Investing Practice at the Mayfield Fund, a seed and Series A focused venture capital firm. Before joining Mayfield, Rishi co-founded FanSnap, which was acquired by Nextag. He has led business and corporate development for Google, Square, MTV, and Twitter, and has invested in companies such as Quilt, Grove Collaborative, and Projector.
Show notes with links, quotes, and a transcript of the episode: https://www.danielscrivner.com/notes/rishi-garg2-outlier-academy-show-notes 
Chapters in this interview:

Bringing the “people first” mindset to work every day

Rishi’s top habits for success, including journaling and physical activity

Rishi’s favorite tools: the legal pad and Flow Club

Books recommended by Rishi

Rishi’s favorite failure and his definition of success 

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“I never think about the failure of the what. I always think about the failure of the how. How did I show up in these contexts? Was fear a really important emotion during these experiences or did I feel light? Was I courageous and open hearted, or did I feel closed?” – Rishi Garg

Rishi Garg (@rishigarg) is co-head of the Consumer Investing Practice at the Mayfield Fund, a seed and Series A focused venture capital firm. Before joining Mayfield, Rishi co-founded FanSnap, which was acquired by Nextag. He has led business and corporate development for Google, Square, MTV, and Twitter, and has invested in companies such as Quilt, Grove Collaborative, and Projector.

Show notes with links, quotes, and a transcript of the episode: https://www.danielscrivner.com/notes/rishi-garg2-outlier-academy-show-notes 

Chapters in this interview:


Bringing the “people first” mindset to work every day
Rishi’s top habits for success, including journaling and physical activity
Rishi’s favorite tools: the legal pad and Flow Club
Books recommended by Rishi
Rishi’s favorite failure and his definition of success 


Sign up here for Outlier Debrief, our Friday newsletter that highlights the latest episode, expands on important business and investing concepts, and contains the best of what we read each week.

Follow Outlier Academy on Twitter: https://twitter.com/outlieracademy.

If you loved this episode, please share a quick review on Apple Podcasts.

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