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The Playbook With David Meltzer

Matt Higgins - Burn the Boats: Toss Plan B Overboard

The Playbook With David Meltzer

David Meltzer, Entrepreneur.com

Entrepreneurship, Business, Careers

4.61.9K Ratings

🗓️ 14 February 2023

⏱️ 22 minutes

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Summary

I had the opportunity to chat with Matt Higgins, Co-Founder and CEO of RSE Ventures and guest judge on Shark Tank. We talked about why having a Plan B can be detrimental to your success, the easiest way to live a joyful life, and the inspiration behind his new book Burn the Boats. Get your copy of Burn the Boats: Toss Plan B Overboard and Unleash Your Full Potential at: www.burntheboatsbook.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

This is The Playbook.

0:05.0

This is Dave Meltzer with Entrepreneurs The Playbook

0:07.3

and talk about the epitome of an entrepreneur.

0:10.2

I have a friend of mine, someone that I look up to

0:13.2

because he has tested time and been successful

0:17.1

through all the different ups and downs

0:19.7

as an entrepreneur.

0:20.5

Matt Higgins, CEO of RSC Ventures in Entrepreneur,

0:24.5

an executive fellow at Harvard Business School,

0:27.1

even though I don't think the guy went to college,

0:29.2

it's incredible what you can do as an entrepreneur.

0:31.6

Anyway, welcome, Matt Higgins.

0:33.2

No, thanks for having me, Dave.

0:34.6

I did go to college by the way, I dropped out of high school.

0:38.4

It's funny you said it when everybody puts in a bio,

0:40.2

sometimes they forget that part, I'm like,

0:41.9

it doesn't quite add up if you don't tell the rest of it.

0:44.1

I went to college, I went to law school, but yeah,

0:45.9

but I did drop out.

0:46.9

Yeah, I would exactly drop out and the thing

0:49.3

in most common denominator of all entrepreneurs,

0:52.6

though, is the desire that you must be what you can be

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