Ganesan asks founders how their five best friends would describe them in three words, then checks whether references match that self-assessment. Listen
Ganesan said describing yourself through friends' eyes externalizes the question and reveals self-awareness. He then runs references to see whether they match. In his view, founders who know their weaknesses can manage them; the ones blind to their weaknesses usually have trouble.
“I'm trying to see if the references match someone's self-awareness... It's the people who are blind to the weaknesses that usually have challenges.”
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