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- There was a great thing that somebody
- There was a great thing that somebody

said to me years ago,
said to me years ago,

and I say it all the time.
and I say it all the time.

There's two ways to build the biggest building in town.
There's two ways to build the biggest building in town.

You either just build the biggest building in town,
You either just build the biggest building in town,

or you spend all your time
or you spend all your time

tearing everybody else's building down.
tearing everybody else's building down.

And if there's anything on my last breath
And if there's anything on my last breath

that I'm most proud of, is I'm out here
that I'm most proud of, is I'm out here

just trying to build the biggest building.
just trying to build the biggest building.

It would be the best if all eight billion
It would be the best if all eight billion

people had this mindset.
people had this mindset.

You wouldn't have a single bad thing happen in society.
You wouldn't have a single bad thing happen in society.

(laughs)
(laughs)

If you actually cared about everybody else
If you actually cared about everybody else

and didn't impose your own hurt on someone else.
and didn't impose your own hurt on someone else.

- [Interviewer] So where do we start?
- [Interviewer] So where do we start?

Because you would say parents, maybe?
Because you would say parents, maybe?

- Yeah, I think you start with even the conversation.
- Yeah, I think you start with even the conversation.

We start with this fucking film.
We start with this fucking film.

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I think about succeeding in one very simple story.
I think about succeeding in one very simple story.

There are two ways, my friends, to build
There are two ways, my friends, to build

the biggest building in town.
the biggest building in town.

Step number one, just build the biggest building in town.
Step number one, just build the biggest building in town.

Step number two, build a decent-sized building
Step number two, build a decent-sized building

and then spend all your time trying to tear down
and then spend all your time trying to tear down

everybody else's building around you down,
everybody else's building around you down,

so you end up being the biggest building in town.
so you end up being the biggest building in town.

My friend, 95% of people try to do number two.
My friend, 95% of people try to do number two.

People that tear everyone else's building down
People that tear everyone else's building down

are hurting inside and want other people
are hurting inside and want other people

to feel pain, misery loves company.
to feel pain, misery loves company.

And are so insecure that they actually think
And are so insecure that they actually think

that that $1 or that opportunity is only available.
that that $1 or that opportunity is only available.

They don't live in a world of abundance.
They don't live in a world of abundance.

I do think some people think the lives of a population,
I do think some people think the lives of a population,

like black lives matter more,
like black lives matter more,

that means my life matters less.
that means my life matters less.

And I think that's super wrong.
And I think that's super wrong.

That's why people are replying saying all lives matter.
That's why people are replying saying all lives matter.

They don't get it.
They don't get it.

They think that it's like a competition
They think that it's like a competition

or there's space that black lives are taking up.
or there's space that black lives are taking up.

People hear black privilege.
People hear black privilege.

And I've been watching how people have been acting.
And I've been watching how people have been acting.

They think that comes at the cost
They think that comes at the cost

of somebody who's white or Asian.
of somebody who's white or Asian.

- Absolutely. - That's crazy.
- Absolutely. - That's crazy.

This is not a black, white, girl, boy issue.
This is not a black, white, girl, boy issue.

This is a positive, negative issue.
This is a positive, negative issue.

- [Man] That's it.
- [Man] That's it.

- It's fucking stupid.
- It's fucking stupid.

Of course your life matters too.
Of course your life matters too.

How do you not understand that you should
How do you not understand that you should

only be as happy as your most unhappy fellow human.
only be as happy as your most unhappy fellow human.

That level of compassion, sympathy, empathy
That level of compassion, sympathy, empathy

is fucking required for your own happiness.
is fucking required for your own happiness.

How in the world does anybody translate
How in the world does anybody translate

black lives matter in their head as
black lives matter in their head as

no, no, but my life matters too.
no, no, but my life matters too.

Yes, yes, yes.
Yes, yes, yes.

But that's why this is on my mind,
But that's why this is on my mind,

because when you see things happen socially,
because when you see things happen socially,

it translates in my brain business-wise.
it translates in my brain business-wise.

These are the same people that think
These are the same people that think

when somebody else's store opens up,
when somebody else's store opens up,

that they're gonna lose.
that they're gonna lose.

See, I think the problem is so many people
See, I think the problem is so many people

want to win at somebody else's expense
want to win at somebody else's expense

without understanding that there's so many
without understanding that there's so many

variations of winning, and every one of us
variations of winning, and every one of us

has a totally different definition for it.
has a totally different definition for it.

And when my homie Travis from Uber,
And when my homie Travis from Uber,

and when my homie, Chris Saka becomes the best VC,
and when my homie, Chris Saka becomes the best VC,

and goes on "Shark Tank" and they beat me,
and goes on "Shark Tank" and they beat me,

I'm the most pumped for them.
I'm the most pumped for them.

They deserve it.
They deserve it.

And then I say, but it's not over yet.
And then I say, but it's not over yet.

(audience laughing)
(audience laughing)

And that's who I am.
And that's who I am.

- [Interviewer] Why do some people get mad?
- [Interviewer] Why do some people get mad?

- Because they're sad.
- Because they're sad.

Because they're selfish.
Because they're selfish.

They care about themselves.
They care about themselves.

But the question is, why do they care about themselves?
But the question is, why do they care about themselves?

They care about themselves because they're insecure,
They care about themselves because they're insecure,

and it's a protective mechanism.
and it's a protective mechanism.

Most people that come along that have
Most people that come along that have

a lot of talent to amass attention
a lot of talent to amass attention

and resources and wealth and power,
and resources and wealth and power,

a solid amount of them lack humility and altruism.
a solid amount of them lack humility and altruism.

But I think a lot of people were also lucky
But I think a lot of people were also lucky

in having kindness and capability in them.
in having kindness and capability in them.

They just weren't watching something
They just weren't watching something

that made them think that was the thing to do.
that made them think that was the thing to do.

That's what this is all about, right?
That's what this is all about, right?

This is all about like, no, I'm not that special.
This is all about like, no, I'm not that special.

There's actually millions of people
There's actually millions of people

in the last 100 years that had what I had.
in the last 100 years that had what I had.

It's just they grew up in societies and messaging
It's just they grew up in societies and messaging

that made them think differently.
that made them think differently.

I think that Steve Jobs came along, became an icon.
I think that Steve Jobs came along, became an icon.

But the sad part of that narrative
But the sad part of that narrative

was he did not treat his employees well.
was he did not treat his employees well.

He became an icon and the narrative became,
He became an icon and the narrative became,

he got the most out of people by being a jerk.
he got the most out of people by being a jerk.

And that became romanticized.
And that became romanticized.

I could literally watch people that I knew
I could literally watch people that I knew

who used to be nicer start treating employees like jerks
who used to be nicer start treating employees like jerks

because that's what Steve Jobs did.
because that's what Steve Jobs did.

And a lot of people in Silicon Valley today
And a lot of people in Silicon Valley today

run companies where they're mean
run companies where they're mean

because they think that's the right thing to do
because they think that's the right thing to do

because they put Steve Jobs on a pedestal.
because they put Steve Jobs on a pedestal.

I want my pedestal moment.
I want my pedestal moment.

I want to become that big.
I want to become that big.

And what I want to come from that
And what I want to come from that

is that kids that aren't even born today
is that kids that aren't even born today

think that they can build a $5 billion company
think that they can build a $5 billion company

and be a great guy or great gal.
and be a great guy or great gal.

And what I want to do is inspire two 14 year old girls
And what I want to do is inspire two 14 year old girls

in Kansas City right now to build a billion dollar company
in Kansas City right now to build a billion dollar company

on having a bunch of employees
on having a bunch of employees

hugging each other in the halls.
hugging each other in the halls.

I feel this crazy, weird sense of responsibility
I feel this crazy, weird sense of responsibility

that I was given all this talent and capability.
that I was given all this talent and capability.

And I'm like, okay, I need to communicate how I do it,
And I'm like, okay, I need to communicate how I do it,

because I do think I do it with a more empathetic,
because I do think I do it with a more empathetic,

sympathetic, compassionate, human, good intent.
sympathetic, compassionate, human, good intent.

If you asked me point blank, do I feel like
If you asked me point blank, do I feel like

I've already moved the collective entrepreneurial world
I've already moved the collective entrepreneurial world

a little bit, a hair towards it?
a little bit, a hair towards it?

I do because I've just had hundreds and hundreds
I do because I've just had hundreds and hundreds

and hundreds and thousands of entrepreneurs
and hundreds and thousands of entrepreneurs

reach out to me and say, I'm a better person
reach out to me and say, I'm a better person

because of this or that.
because of this or that.

And I think the more successful I am,
And I think the more successful I am,

the more people will try to parrot that behavior.
the more people will try to parrot that behavior.

So I think positivity and good is practical advice
So I think positivity and good is practical advice

to building an empire.
to building an empire.

And I wanna be the poster child of the person
And I wanna be the poster child of the person

that built the biggest, baddest empire
that built the biggest, baddest empire

and did it by being a good dude along the way.
and did it by being a good dude along the way.

And that's the legacy I want to leave.
And that's the legacy I want to leave.

Let me make it perfectly clear to you.
Let me make it perfectly clear to you.

The world is abundant.
The world is abundant.

Nobody else is taking out of your pocket.
Nobody else is taking out of your pocket.

Everybody who's watching this film right now,
Everybody who's watching this film right now,

if you're good enough, nothing's gonna stop ya.
if you're good enough, nothing's gonna stop ya.

♪ Why would you run from me, run from me yeah ♪
♪ Why would you run from me, run from me yeah ♪

♪ You could just run to me, run to me yeah ♪
♪ You could just run to me, run to me yeah ♪

♪ The feeling's electric ♪
♪ The feeling's electric ♪

♪ The feeling's electric ♪
♪ The feeling's electric ♪

♪ Why would you run from me, run from me yeah ♪
♪ Why would you run from me, run from me yeah ♪

♪ You could just run to me, run to me yeah ♪
♪ You could just run to me, run to me yeah ♪

♪ The feeling's electric ♪
♪ The feeling's electric ♪