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		minimaxir on June 24, 2013 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Advice for ambitious 19 year olds I don't see how the two are mutually exclusive. Having a solid foundation for a life-long career with real-world experience is definitely ambitious.

acgourley on June 24, 2013 | [–]

Maybe by some definition of ambitious - but clearly not Sam's

barry-cotter on June 25, 2013 | [–]

They're not exclusive but maximising for security and ambition/impact lead in very different directions. There is not always and everywhere a risk reward trade off but in any but a very young field it's the way to bet.

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