Determination Trumps Intelligence
Paul Graham, founder of Y Combinator, shares the importance of determination over intelligence in predicting a person's success in starting a company. He illustrates this with a hypothetical scenario and emphasizes that determination is a crucial trait. The story is further exemplified through the experience of a brilliant but unreliable employee named Arthur, who struggled with bipolar disorder and drug addiction.In this clip
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