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Opinions like Don's sometimes come from envy and a sense that successful people should be humble and not affront one's sensibilities by disagreeing, and especia
by ericb 19y ago
Opinions like Don's sometimes come from envy and a sense that successful people should be humble and not affront one's sensibilities by disagreeing, and especially not disagreeing AND succeeding. To summarize: Successful people should be humble and know their place, and not threaten my inflated ego by flaunting their success.
If the actual results of 37 signals' philosophies are bad, the market is the judge, and so far, the market seems to be saying "nice work."
- alexfarran 19y agoStrategically speaking, since you know that people are predisposed to envy, it might be a good idea to at least appear humble on the outside. You make more friends and allies that way.
- ericb 19y agoI tend to take that approach personally, but on the flip side, you get a lot more attention being brash. Attention for a startup can be life or death. Attention is a huge advantage YC delivers and another reason I'll be applying.