The paradox of overconfidence is that it may be necessary for an entrepreneur. I think this is true. A lot of brilliant people don't start their own business

The paradox of overconfidence is that it may be necessary for an entrepreneur. I think this is true. A lot of brilliant people don't start their own business not for lack of ability or ambition or hunger but because we have such a detailed and clear view of ALL the things that go wrong. That's why pg's essays explaining just how little downside there is to failure when you're young are so great.