Yea, that’s completely valid. I imagine personal experience affects this a lot, but I’m glad to see people’s experiences have been contrary to what I imagine this woman has likely encountered. Not that anything excuses letting your child’s emotional and interpersonal development languish. She’s a terrible influence, regardless of if she was correct.
It’s also notable that the math guy has extra power in highly technical startups. This has resulted in Silicon Valley placing very high value on him compared to more mature businesses and industries. The brilliant asshole is more of a liability than an asset at GE, they’ll be fine without him (ok they won’t, but the MBAs made it so they wouldn’t be fine with him). The size of the venture heavily limits how much benefit a single engineer can provide, and a culture of putting up with it can result in hefty lawsuits.
Yea, that’s completely valid. I imagine personal experience affects this a lot, but I’m glad to see people’s experiences have been contrary to what I imagine this woman has likely encountered. Not that anything excuses letting your child’s emotional and interpersonal development languish. She’s a terrible influence, regardless of if she was correct.
It’s also notable that the math guy has extra power in highly technical startups. This has resulted in Silicon Valley placing very high value on him compared to more mature businesses and industries. The brilliant asshole is more of a liability than an asset at GE, they’ll be fine without him (ok they won’t, but the MBAs made it so they wouldn’t be fine with him). The size of the venture heavily limits how much benefit a single engineer can provide, and a culture of putting up with it can result in hefty lawsuits.