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> Sam is a scary good guy. No snark/sarcasm - can you elaborate on this? This doesn't seem in line with most opinions of him that I encounter.
by Implicated 2y ago
> Sam is a scary good guy.
No snark/sarcasm - can you elaborate on this? This doesn't seem in line with most opinions of him that I encounter.
- jeffbee 2y agoNo other genius could have given us Loopt.
- whamlastxmas 2y agoIf we’re judging everyone by their failures then Warren Buffet is an idiot because he lost half a billion on a shoe company in the 90s
- jeffbee 2y agoPossibly, I am just trying to separate the man's abilities from his good luck. Grade him on the basis of how much success he achieves versus anyone else who has tens of millions of dollars dropped in his lap.
- themacguffinman 2y ago"Sam is extremely good at becoming powerful." "You could parachute him into an island full of cannibals and come back in 5 years and he'd be the king." - Paul Graham
- uptownfunk 2y agoYes this is what I am referring. I’m not saying he is like the boy coder genius, he is good at becoming and staying king. And if you look at all the departures of some of today’s brilliant technology innovators, perhaps it tells you why. Don’t fly too close to the sun.
- whamlastxmas 2y agoHe’s a billionaire. He generated billions and billions as the head of YC. He’s the head of one of the most visible and talked about companies on the planet. He’s leading the forefront of some of the most transformative technology in human history. He’s good at what he does. I’m not saying he’s a good person. I don’t know him.