Re:Hotshot Tech Founders Face a Dilemma: Lie Low or Live Large
by ci5er on Sunday November 19, 2017 @08:54AM
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While I would not argue that a "good upbringing" (hence ability to do all the tribal signaling) is a major contributor to success, I would contend that claiming that most founders have these advantages is over-reaching. (Esp. given that most start-ups fail)
Coming from a remote Wyoming ranching childhood, I will claim that signalling can be learned, and that most if not all customers, VCs and bankers I might talk to are shocked to learn that I was not brought up just like them.
It's no different than lawyers or doctors, though. Every group has tribal signaling to help them identify if a person is in or out of their group. Learn to speak the language. Heck, even poor people (like me!) can do that.
Coming from a remote Wyoming ranching childhood, I will claim that signalling can be learned, and that most if not all customers, VCs and bankers I might talk to are shocked to learn that I was not brought up just like them.
It's no different than lawyers or doctors, though. Every group has tribal signaling to help them identify if a person is in or out of their group. Learn to speak the language. Heck, even poor people (like me!) can do that.