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>if you're gunning for the top, isn't it rational to give yourself the best possible shot by choosing a field where >you won't have the challenge of fitting int
by Zuider 13y ago
>if you're gunning for the top, isn't it rational to give yourself the best possible shot by choosing a field where >you won't have the challenge of fitting into a male-dominated culture in addition to all the challenges you'll already have?
No. If you are ambitious and confident in your abilities you will take on any challenges on the way to your goal, not take the easy way out by avoiding competition. That is what successful people (including successful women) actually do.
- rayiner 13y agoIt's not a matter of "taking the easy way out." It's a matter of strategically setting yourself up for success. If you're an entrepreneur, do you start a Facebook competitor or a company targeting an underserved B2B niche? Smart people don't sabotage themselves by taking on additional challenges without some compensating upside.
- Zuider 13y ago> If you're an entrepreneur, do you start a Facebook competitor or a company targeting an underserved B2B niche? You go where the money is. That is also where the competition is. There is also the high risk, but potentially lucrative option of creating a new market where none existed before. Or you can play it safe. Lower risk, lower reward.