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Naval was born poor.
by DantesKite 5y ago
Naval was born poor.
- reureu 5y agoElon was born rich. I wasn't arguing anything about any particular person, but rather commenting that a lot of the entrepreneurs and investors that get fetishized around here found their "success" from family wealth or by doing some sociopath-level things. There are obviously exceptions, and maybe Naval is one of them, but I've read enough Silicon Valley biographies to become pretty skeptical of this entire genre of business/self-help/productivity hack books/blogs/tweets.
- reducesuffering 5y agoHe attended one of the best high schools in the entire US, Stuyvesant. That's a privileged upbringing where it counts.
- DantesKite 5y agoStudents get into Stuyvesant based on an exam. Those who score highest (regardless where they come from, race, ethnicity, or income level) are allowed in. That's a "privilege" he earned.