College Experiences That Helped A Founder At P16 Partners Succeed
Aditi, Founder at P16 Partners, learned that "there are no mistakes," even significant failures, preparing Aditi for advising high-profile clients; the experience of "fail[ing], to screw up, to make mistakes" built resilience and the ability to course-correct, ultimately proving invaluable in Aditi's career trajectory.
Executive/Leadership, Overcoming Challenges, Resilience, Motivational Stories, Hard Truths
Advizer Information
Name
Job Title
Company
Undergrad
Grad Programs
Majors
Industries
Job Functions
Traits
Aditi Goel
Founder
P16 Partners
UC Berkeley
Harvard University Graduate School of Education - Master in Education Policy & Management
Philosophy
Education, Nonprofit, Foundations & Grantmaking
Entrepreneurship and Business Owner
None Applicable
Video Highlights
1. There are no mistakes: Aditi emphasizes that even significant failures have prepared her for her current high-level work advising important clients. This highlights the importance of learning from setbacks.
2. Importance of Course Correction: Aditi's response stresses the ability to learn from mistakes, apologize, and adjust course as crucial skills. This is valuable for students to understand.
3. Experience shapes future success: Aditi's journey demonstrates that all experiences, even failures, contribute to future capabilities and career trajectory. This is an encouraging message for students
Transcript
Q11: Significant lesson - career
What is one lesson you've learned that has proven significant in your career?
So many lessons, but one that comes to mind right now is that there are no mistakes. Even the big screw-ups or the things I got wrong, or the presentations that flopped, have totally prepared me for the work that I'm doing right now.
I absolutely know for sure that I couldn't be doing this level of work, advising billionaires who help fund our education systems or national nonprofit CEOs who run organizations of 5,000 people. I couldn't be doing that without knowing exactly what it feels like to fail, to screw up, to make mistakes.
No one's perfect. People mess up. You have to be able to know how to course-correct, know how to apologize, know how to learn from your mistakes, and take the next steps forward. Everything that you do prepares you in some way for what you end up doing in the future.