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Re:On Becoming a VP of Engineering by smallerfish on Friday July 14, 2023 @08:00AM (#36722599)
> You need to be good to succeed.

You need to be good, somewhat lucky, and have product/market fit to succeed.

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Re:On Becoming a VP of Engineering by simonswords82 on Friday July 14, 2023 @08:47AM (#36723161)
Being good creates the luck. I'm not saying it does not happen the other way around but it's fantastically rare to just "luck out" your way in to success.

Product/market fit doesn't fall out of the sky either. It's created by being good.

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