It does seem to to be highly contextual. Certain people seem to have traits which are highly synergistic with certain very specific (sometimes effectively uniq

It does seem to to be highly contextual. Certain people seem to have traits which are highly synergistic with certain very specific (sometimes effectively unique) roles. In other roles they might be a mere 2x or a 0.5x or (by their own admission) worse than that. But to the extent that nuanced sensibilities matter, I would add (alongside the sibling post): - An ability to think about things intrinsically, combined with a hidebound indifference to hype, trends and groupthink of any sort. - And synthetically, across disparate areas such as product design, usability, economics, social context, etc. - A certain appetite for risk when it is most beneficial (e.g. in spotting people who have significant potential but who don't fit the expected mold); and correspondingly, a distinct aversion to risk in areas where it matters most (e.g. backups, unethical behavior, etc).