Three things - in a world like startups where the people in the lead haven't got much experience and might have many doubts, anyone with an explicit opinion an

Three things - in a world like startups where the people in the lead haven't got much experience and might have many doubts, anyone with an explicit opinion and even a vague air of knowledge might be clung to. - Even the people that see through all the BS might still want tot tap into his network of contacts - Exposing him and getting into a fight with a loud bully potentially takes a lot of energy, so most people just shut up and get on with their own things rather than risk being diverted into a non-productive, public and probably drown-out game of mud wrestling.