"I think entrepreneurship, which is defined by pursuit of opportunity without regard to resource constraint, because the underlying substrate of our resources is continually shifting. And so we have to be constantly ... on our toes, literally, just to pay attention to these trends and continually reinvent ourselves and our companies."
"he believed curiosity would be the most valuable skill, while still namechecking the rest of the five Cs that represent critical soft skills in business leadership: curiosity, compassion, creativity, courage, and communication."
"'We all have to get better at all of those,' he said. 'And then you have the sort of habits of resilience, adaptability, learn how to learn quick, learn how to fail fast.'"
Amazon plans to cut 14,000 jobs as it increases investment in artificial intelligence. Chegg laid off 45 percent of its workforce while citing the new realities of AI. Those workforce reductions illustrate immediate uncertainty and volatility across industries. Entrepreneurs are especially positioned to capture AI-driven productivity gains due to rapid pivoting, constant trend-tracking, and a mindset of pursuing opportunity despite shifting resource constraints. Critical skills include curiosity and the five Cs—curiosity, compassion, creativity, courage, and communication—alongside habits of resilience, adaptability, rapid learning, and fast iteration. Long-term employment may expand as AI scales business capabilities.
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