In Silicon Valley there’s a sense that there are 30 individuals who are 10x more capable than most people, it’s like a power law scaling of talent. If a founder has really succeeded and thrived, people think it’s because of their brilliance and because they’re at this super far-end of the spectrum. As a result, founders get immense leeway, capital rushes toward them and in some ways that’s good.
Nicholas Thompson — In Silicon Valley there’s a sense that there are 30 individu
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