as you get older, the amount of the known gets smaller - Auren Hoffman

having $1M does not make you a one-percenter – it’s over $10M

related: the top 1% of income earners (doctors, lawyers etc) and the top 1% for *overall wealth* are two totally different groups of people

great recruits are either high alpha, low beta.
High alpha means high, compounding impact/returns. Low beta means low risk and volatility. As an investor or employer, you want both—but they rarely coexist. High-return assets usually come with higher volatility, while low-volatility assets tend to deliver lower returns.
Big companies optimize for recruiting low beta people: predictable, repeatable outcomes with minimal volatility. Start-ups are more likely to focus on spiky high-alpha people.

All successful people push others to move faster. That is the main common trait of successful people.