Empathy in founders is a highly underrated skill. And yet the best founders I have interviewed are deeply empathetic, often because they have had to overcome their own adversity. One such founder is the brilliant founder David Rogier of MasterClass who I had the pleasure of interviewing earlier this year. He said in his interview: “I stutter. When I was a kid, it was bad. I was teased in school about it. My family refused to let me use it as an excuse. One day I decided to tell my grandfather that I stuttered and was being teased in school for it. He gave me a hug and said — “So? You going to let that stop you?” In his eyes, if you weren’t in Auschwitz… you’re OK. My parents would not let me use my stutter as an excuse to temper my curiosity (to not ask questions). They always expected my brother and I, from a very early age, to participate in dinner conversations with their friends. They were incredibly loving and determined for my brother and I to achieve whatever we wanted.” https://lnkd.in/em3TwNg #founders #startup #entrepreneur #entrepreneurship #innovation #tech …see more