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I report directly to a billionaire, he is the founder and CEO. Hasn't written a book, like most billionaires. Hence you don't see all the other ways, personas,
by shadowtree 8y ago
I report directly to a billionaire, he is the founder and CEO.
Hasn't written a book, like most billionaires. Hence you don't see all the other ways, personas, etc.
My extrapolation based on working for him:
Billionaires are, at the core, ruthless and self centered. History gets re-written by them, because that's just how it works. The role of luck and personal decisions is constantly underplayed.
And mind you, ruthless means being like a surgeon in war time. Leg comes off, don't care about your pain. Co-founder has to go after 10 years? Co-founder has to go.
I'd think, based on my sample of one, it will be hard to find a billionaire that the majority would label a "nice" person. Polite, ethical ... sure. But not nice.
- Regardsyjc 8y agoI totally agree with you. Reading about some of these people made me realize that I never wanted to be like them. Every time I read about someone who I thought was a business hero: Steve Jobs, Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos- I was terrified by what I found. I would never be able to or want to do any of the things some of those people have done to be able to achieve their goals. The only rationalization I have for their behavior is that they have a higher mission and they won't let anything or anyone get in the way.