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But since for most of the world’s history the main route to wealth was to steal it, we tend to be suspicious of rich people.
Hackers & Painters - Big Ideas From the Computer Age
Paul Graham
If there is a single key to success, it is the trait of being able to make things happen in the world—willfulness, determination, execution focus, not giving up when you hit a roadblock, the ability to solve any problem that comes your way, and self-belief.
How to Be Successful
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Before we get into how to build yourself as a CEO, a foundational question you should ask yourself is whether you really want to *be* CEO. Many people think that founders make the best CEOs because they have the vision and the drive necessary to inspire employees and investors and keep them marching in the same direction. But you, you the founder, should reflect on whether you want to keep doing the job of CEO as your company grows. You’ll be required to stretch yourself, to learn rapidly, and to recover from the many mistakes you’ll inevitably make. All the while you’ll be moving further away from your area of expertise (say, product, design, or engineering) and closer to the amorphous, frustrating role of leading people. It’s not for everybody.
From Start-Up to Grown-Up - Grow Your Leadership to Grow Your Business
Alisa Cohn
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