poor sales rather than bad product is the most common cause of failure. - Peter Thiel

It’s a cliché that tech workers don’t care about what they wear, but if you look closely at those T-shirts, you’ll see the logos of the wearers’ companies — and tech workers care about those very much. What makes a startup employee instantly distinguishable to outsiders is the branded T-shirt or hoodie that makes him look the same as his co-workers. The startup uniform encapsulates a simple but essential principle: everyone at your company should be different in the same way — a tribe of like-minded people fiercely devoted to the company’s mission. Max Levchin, my co-founder

The hazards of imitative competition may partially explain why individuals with an Asperger’s-like social ineptitude seem to be at an advantage in Silicon Valley today.

Most fights inside a company happen when colleagues compete for the same responsibilities.