Your comment got me thinking about training to be the captain of a large sea vessel. In that case there's certainly are many things you can learn to be an effec

Your comment got me thinking about training to be the captain of a large sea vessel. In that case there's certainly are many things you can learn to be an effective captain and manage a crew regardless of where you're going. I'm wondering if that doesn't apply to software startups as well. The kinds of behavioral lessons you have to learn to be an effective leader have always struck me as somehow dishonest and manipulative, but maybe that's not quite right. It is certainly more conscious behavior more goal-oriented behavior and that increases the risk of inauthenticity. But I can see how learning certain techniques and guidelines could help in general. I suppose at the end of the day I'd like to understand how you can read a manual like "How to win Friends and influence people" while still maintaining high standards of quality and integrity. Because it seems like most people read books like that and become spineless manipulative dishonest people. I've come to prefer the honest, harsh judgments of technologists to the constructed speech you often get from leaders. I would be thrilled to work with a leader who can somehow square that circle.