'Failing up' is one of those well-known-to-insiders Silicon Valley concepts. Past a certain point in your career trajectory (not that I've experienced it), you reach escape velocity, and the gravitational rules of accountability no longer apply.https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/26/technology/sexual-harassment-google.html …
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Similar observations on my side. Good people skills X sound smart X good school/employer credentials X just the right amount of gray hair (if an exec).
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The weird thing is, there are certainly people in the ecosystem whom you could tell: Here's a small boat, some oars, random instruments, and a pile of food and water. Get to Hawaii. And they'd get there. There are some magnificent doers. But then there are the hangers-on...
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Doing great work and taking credit for it or rather making it so other people are willing or want to give you credit for it are different skill-sets. Some people are much better at making other people want to help them. Think about this a lot.
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