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A twitter post by Peter Yang @peteryang. It says "Just had a call with someone on Forbes 30 under 20 list and came away really impressed. He shared with me how he made VP at a top tech company before age 30:
- 4:30 AM wakeup
- Cold showers
- Gratitude journal
- Meditate
- Dad owns tech company
I actually worked for two of them at once. It’s quite a cult mentality. You even get swag if you make it to list, such as a tote bag which says “I made it to Forbes 30U30” with big bold letters.
They all follow more or less the same routine: wake up very early, do a million niche sports and share their “unique” experiences on LinkedIn, such as that one night in the woods which took their career to the next level.
They appear busy while getting nothing meaningful done, hire bunch of consultants for making decisions, and delegate even the smallest executable to someone else because “their time is more valuable”.
The difference between them and you is that they are really good at grifting, networking, selling their failures and shortcomings as a success story.
I have yet to meet one that truly made a difference: The entrepreneurial hero who made a tangible difference by getting their hands dirty and creating value for the greater good. Until then, I will keep believing in the stereotypes.
share their “unique” experiences on LinkedIn, such as that one night in the woods which took their career to the next level
Valid if you’re a lumberjack, I guess.
The only one I know of is Griffin McElroy, founding editor of Polygon. His mom died when he was young and his dad was a radio DJ, so he didn’t have family capital to build from. I don’t know if there are other co-founders and if they had family money or not.
A guy whose father was in the entertainment industry managed to make a name for himself in the entertainment industry.
Nepotism is a powerful lubricant and those who benefit from it substitute it with grit.
This is not the exception to the rule you think it is. .
About (1.): does being still awake also count?
C level here took left army at 29 worked my arse off in sales for a decade get lucky to get a good job by being a merc and job hopping get the high-end job, and I’m sat next to the cjnt son of the md in the board room…sigh
