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The best version of this I've ever heard was something along the lines of: "Dont try to beat Mark Zuckerberg at being Mark Zuckerberg, he'll always win." What I
by chacham15 10y ago
The best version of this I've ever heard was something along the lines of: "Dont try to beat Mark Zuckerberg at being Mark Zuckerberg, he'll always win." What I take from that is that the way to compete is to build a successful business, not to be someone in particular. When we compete, we each have our own set of strengths and weaknesses. I have mine and Mark Zuckerberg has his. What that means is that I have strengths where he has weakness. Why would I not apply that strength? Just to be more like him? A simple example is that I understand that people (for better or worse) judge you for how you look. Therefore, I dont go into professional meeting with people I dont know wearing a t-shirt and jeans.
- andai 10y agoHang on, a simple example of not trying to be Zuckerberg is not wearing shirts and jeans to meetings? (I didn't know he does that, but I guess you can do whatever you like in his position. Just look at what he's doing with our data and valuable human attention.)
- mseebach 10y agoI think the point is that you shouldn't dress in a certain way for a certain occasion because some idol does it. You should understand why they dress like they do and why it works (or doesn't) and then make up your own mind what makes sense for you. Breaking the rules can be very powerful, but if you're showing up to a VC meeting in a bathrobe, you damn well better be bringing the next Facebook with you.