A Storytelling Coach More details here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ravishankar-iyer/
'History doesn't repeat itself, but it rhymes' is a famous quote attributed to Mark Twain (but supposed to have been said by a psychoanalyst named Theodor Reik).
Leaders should have a sense of history - to be able to identify parallels between present-day events and past occurrences, especially in their own industry.
Marc Andreesen (co-founder of Andreessen Horowitz or a16z, one of the world's leading Venture capital firms) is one leader who displays that awareness.
In a fascinating interview with The Mckinsey Quarterly, Marc shares his perspective on a wide array of topics - including the current technology era, the cryptoeconomy and Web3, and why companies should have more technologists in charge instead of MBAs!
During this week, I will share some of the storytelling techniques that Marc uses in the interview.
Today's principle: The use of historical context/parallels.
During the conversation, the interviewer asks Marc to talk about the type of institution Marc is trying to build at a16z.
Here is Marc's response:
I love that response - it uses so many storytelling techniques:
#SOTD 86
Ravi
PS: Here is the context for #SOTD and the 'Ultimate Guide to Storytelling Techniques' framework I use - in case you joined this series late! Here is the archive of previous posts. Click here to subscribe.
A Storytelling Coach More details here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ravishankar-iyer/
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