I agree in principle with his overall point, however his assertion that people don't change doesn't ring true to me. Maybe I'm naive, but I think smart people D

I agree in principle with his overall point, however his assertion that people don't change doesn't ring true to me. Maybe I'm naive, but I think smart people DO change. Change is also called learning from our mistakes, and It's a trait I see a lot of in entrepreneurial-types. The real issue is that large companies rarely allow for the sort of 1:1 ratio of actions and consequence that are necessary for real personal change. If I'm running my own startup and I'm a jerk, I will feel the consequences of that. If I'm midlevel management at a big corp, the fact that I'm otherwise competent will protect me from the chance to see how my behavior impacts my situation poorly.