"[Mcdonald coefficient] In Silicon Valley and the larger startup and VC investing world, I often find that it’s surprisingly low, or even non-existent." Source?

"[Mcdonald coefficient] In Silicon Valley and the larger startup and VC investing world, I often find that it’s surprisingly low, or even non-existent." Source? That was a self congratulating article filled with cynical judgments on people the author doesn't really know. Many successful and wealthy people come from humble beginnings. Even many of the people I know who were well off since birth, do have their share of working in low wage industries. In Canada where the author is from, you cannot graduate from high school without 30 hours of work experience which will most likely be in "blue collar" industries. This is way before your shinny degree This is in fact one of my favourite attributes of the American Culture and perhaps the main reason why US leads economically around the world. Work is valued and is not beneath anyone.