Investor's Silicon Valley lesson: no reputation means helping everyone, and it pays off
jia_seed · x · 2026-11-04
A Silicon Valley observer argues that lacking background or credibility is secretly an advantage: you help anyone regardless of status, and it pays off. Since nobody can predict who will blow up, treating everyone equally is the rational strategy in an ecosystem where unknowns routinely become formidable.
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