Yep. The more you're exposed to silicon valley the more you realize how many whims there are controlling the important things. M&A for example is basically just

Yep. The more you're exposed to silicon valley the more you realize how many whims there are controlling the important things. M&A for example is basically just whims. Due diligence is compliance-only and even that is just to tick a box. The higher the role also the likeliest that the CEO either knows them or "had a good feeling". Not every company of course, but it's very prevalent.