> ...combination of ego and humility. Let’s be honest, a lot of C.E.O.s are ego-driven people. But they also have to be humble in some very precise ways around ideas and decisions, and being able to change their mind. That’s an idiosyncratic combination.
That sums up what I consider to be a good CEO in addition to being good at motivating people.
karmakaze | 7 years ago
He has good and true advice: If you approach challenges with tenacity, always be curious to learn, and be open and thoughtful with your team, you too can be an early employee at the next FB and become a billionaire.
khazhou | 7 years ago
I’ve read many articles like these but I think ultimately... it’s luck. I can work hard, but it’s luck. Right place, right time.
And then if/when someone finally gets there they can pontificate all they like about how successful they are and how they know what it takes to get there, when in reality, almost everyone who is actually there knows it’s mostly luck (and hard work, but mostly luck) that got them there.
In college I stopped comparing myself to the guys who set the class curve and asked if i gave it my absolute best effort and suddenly I was much happier, and doing better as well.