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There is a huge difference between "smartest person in the room" and "best in the room at platform X". I'd be curious to see if the author is making the former

• vashishthajogi 13y ago
  To be clear I meant "Smartest person in the room at platform X". Didn't mean to leave out that detail. > The reality is that any "lead" role at a startup requires you to be the best in the room at your specialty. Yes, it requires you to be the best in the room, but before joining I didn't honestly know what it would be like to be a lead (and only) developer for that platform x. After working for a few months I realized that being a lead so early in my career is not what I want. I still have to learn a lot things before I cab be an effective lead and lead a team of developers.
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  • ajju 13y ago
    > before joining I didn't honestly know what it would be like to be a lead (and only) developer for that platform x. After working for a few months I realized that being a lead so early in my career is not what I want. Yes, it's not unusual to have that kind of realization and having had that realization, it is logical to pursue the course of action you did.