anecdotally, founders tend to spend the entire beginning not listening to others and trusting themselves and their vision. As they gain steam, they are surround

anecdotally, founders tend to spend the entire beginning not listening to others and trusting themselves and their vision. As they gain steam, they are surrounded by true believers...and dissenters don't stick around for long. As you make more and more calls, the only thing that matters is success. Of the success continues, one falsely gains a sense of divine decision making ability, reinforced by all the naysayers that are wrong. Then, you just have all the hangers-on that want a piece and they'll say and do whatever you want. That's a dangerous sequence of events that can lead to narcissism and sociopathy. *No evidence, just observation"