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7. 集体思考的力量

Learn Vest公司的首席执行官阿列克莎•冯•托贝尔与Paperless Post的首席执行官露茜•德兰德在哈佛大学（Harvard）相识，当时两人都是大一新生。Bauble Bar的创始人丹尼埃拉•雅科博夫斯基在哈佛商学院结识了冯•托贝尔。这三位芳龄均为20多，同生活在纽约，但她们都开办了公司，她们因友谊而分享经历，形成了一个虽不正规、却极为重要的咨询团体。——Iris Mansour

德兰德：最可怕的事情是对未知的恐惧。阿列克莎和我都来自金融领域——这些是稳定的常规工作，只要坚持上班就能得到相当不错的薪水。

雅科博夫斯基：阿列克莎很善于说服我们冒险。我记得她好像说过：“你最大的担心是什么？你怕万一失败了，找不到新的工作？太荒唐了。不管怎么说，干这个能让你更有资格做比你现在的私人股权投资职业更多的事情？你眼下在干什么？制作漂亮的表格？”

冯•托贝尔：我由衷认为，有与你感同身受的人的支持你至关重要。有人能如实分享他们学到的东西，为你节省了很多时间——这比看一本书好。书已经过时了。

德兰德：我认为不管做什么行业，招人都是关系到成败的事。你可能犯下很多不同的错误，比如招人的时机、类型、资历要求，等等。人们并不真想分享这些信息，而作为新创企业，这些知识是你能拥有的最有价值的资源。我从我们开始创业时就明白这一点。

冯•托贝尔：这方面我们一起分享了很多……

德兰德：我们差不多分享一切。

7．The power of groupthink

Alexa von Tobel, the CEO of LearnVest, met Lucy Grayson Deland, COO of Paperless Post, at Harvard when they were freshmen. Daniella Yakobovsky, the cofounder of Bauble Bar, met von Tobel at Harvard Business School. While still in their twenties and living in New York City, the trio launched companies and found in their friendships a shared experience and an informal but vital advisory group. --Iris Mansour

Deland: The scariest thing is the fear of the unknown, and Alexa and I came from finance -- these stable regular jobs where you just keep showing up and getting a really nice paycheck.

Yakobovsky: Alexa was very good at talking us into taking risks. I remember she was like, "What's your biggest fear? That if it fails, you won't be able to find another job? That's ridiculous. If anything, this will make you more qualified to do even more than your private equity gig. What can you do now? Build a nice spreadsheet?"

Von Tobel: I do think that the support of other people who are in your same shoes is crucial. Having someone who can help share what they've learned frankly saves you time -- it's better than a book. Books go out of date.

Deland: I think hiring is one of those things that, no matter what your business, can really make or break things. And there are so many different mistakes you can make, from the timing of the hiring, what type of hire, the seniority of the hire ... People really don't want to share that information, and it is one of the most valuable resources you can have as a startup, that knowledge. I know that when we were starting ...

Von Tobel: ... we shared a lot of that together ...

Deland: We shared just about everything.