> [...] my cofounder is the one putting forth this > thesis [...] that we're too smart to be successful. > [...] For instance, I do tend to over engineer, o

> [...] my cofounder is the one putting forth this > thesis [...] that we're too smart to be successful. > [...] For instance, I do tend to over engineer, over > optimize, and under execute. Surely, knowing up to what point optimization has tangible benefits constitutes a crucial part of being "smart." I realize that defining smartness as whatever makes you successful may steer us towards boring tautology territory, but your rationalization seems self-serving.