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In putting this book together, my somewhat meager attempt to highlight the importance of psychological quotient might have fallen short. This is a vast, complex issue. And we have no simple straight answers. Bear with me as we unpack this heavy stuff.
No One Is Normal
How does the structure of human thought and behavior develop, especially with entrepreneurs? Can a founder afford the luxury of a normal ego? (No, not in my view.) How does the social and cultural view impact the founders and the CEOs? Silicon Valley is much different from what happens in Boulder, Berlin, Beijing, or Bengaluru.
As one CEO told me, when we get up in the morning, everyone looks out of the window and we see the same sky. But my horizon is different from yours. My inner drive and your inner drive are not the same. Why do some founders react differently while others give up?
Whoever fights monsters should see to it that in the process he does not become a monster.
And if you gaze long enough into an abyss, the abyss will gaze back into you.