The post specifically refers to Silicon Valley; you can feel free to ignore it if you're not in that ecosystem. Mark Zuckerberg won't get turned down because h

The post specifically refers to Silicon Valley; you can feel free to ignore it if you're not in that ecosystem. Mark Zuckerberg won't get turned down because he's already super-successful--and I point out the fact that if you do hit a home run, the limits don't apply. The Silicon Valley high-tech startup culture dates back nearly 60 years if you mark the beginning with Fairchild, more if you mark it with HP. You can overcome bias with achievement...but you ought to acknowledge that it exists, and plan accordingly.