• Buglefingers
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    5311 months ago

    The part is greatly disliked about his books is how he glosses over the fact that he had a TON of resources at his disposal. A father figure that’s already in business, that tutored him specifically, gave him many connections in the business world, and also let him sit in on business meetings for nearly a decade. The man had more exposure, teaching, and connections than most business majors before he even set foot into the business world.

    For a normal person that would take years of schooling and a really tough time making those connections and is an entirely unrealistic comparison.

    TL;DR You are right, basically impossible for a normal person to achieve because the resources at his disposal.

    • @Asafum@feddit.nl
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      611 months ago

      There was a video I watched recently about how “this self taught developer did it the right way, follow his idea!”

      He already worked in a high paying job that gave him the opportunity to design something for them and then they let him attend meetings to learn as much as possible from consultants they hired…

      Ffs yeah if you start on 3rd base getting home isn’t the hardest thing to do…