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Lots of great founders and engineers have even less pedigree.

Ultimately being a great founder requires humility to hire people smarter than yourself, drive to face adversity, and storytelling to build allies + capital.

Doesn’t matter if you’re a high school dropout or a PhD if you can’t rally a team to believe in a mission.




Peter Beck of Rocket Lab comes to mind (recommended read - Ashley Vance's When the Heaven's Went on Sale).

Beck didn't attend Uni, was a tool and die maker at Fisher & Paykel (they make fridges and respirators).

He then went on and took on the world who said "you can't build a rocket company in New Zealand".




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