Lightspeed investor reveals the Michelangelo secret to building investment instincts
“And the most important lesson for me is that work at building your instinct.”
On today's special segment, we have Haymanth Mohapatra of Lightspeed. If you could share one piece of advice with a young new investor, what would you tell them? Somebody asked Michelangelo,
how do you paint so perfectly? And his response was, first, you be perfect, and then you paint naturally. And the most important lesson for me is that work at building your instinct. And once you have gotten a good sense of your sphere of knowledge and in in your sphere of competence, back yourself. Because frankly, if you have spent time with the greats,
About this clip
Haymanth Mohapatra from Lightspeed shares advice for new investors using Michelangelo's approach to mastery. He emphasizes the importance of developing your investment instincts first, then having confidence to back yourself once you understand your sphere of competence.
Why this clip
Uses a compelling Michelangelo analogy to distill fundamental investment wisdom about building instincts and conviction.
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