He gave up chess because he couldn't make grandmaster. The original book written with his father, "searching for Bobby Fischer" is much better I think. It's not the same as the movie, which is mostly imaginary.
Essentially in evaluating an opportunity, looking for something that really captures my imagination.
Think Derek Sivers: When deciding whether to do something, if you feel anything less than “Wow! That would be amazing! Absolutely! Hell yeah!” — then say no.
> https://sive.rs/hellyeah
Amazon also announced a while ago they had adopted a new motto, which was something like aiming to be the world's best employer.
And on the very first moment their growth wasn't as fast as hoped for, they automatically fire a small army of employees by email and cut off their access.
An entrepreneurs most valuable, “learned skill” is selling.
Budget your time against learning how to sell.
Mike Weinberg’s book is a great place to start. Chapter 14, “planning and executing the attack” is brilliant. > https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/15863998
Friendly Challenge: assuming those initial cold outreach targets are still solid; try to connect with them again.