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🚀 Brains vs. Determination in Startups • Everyone thinks startups win because founders are smart. • Truth: Determination beats intelligence as the deciding factor. • Plenty of people as smart as Bill Gates achieve nothing, because they quit. • Talent looks like magic, but over time grit turns into talent. • Even in high-tech industries, success is still more about relentless drive than raw IQ. 💡 Paul Graham: “The most important predictor of startup success is determination.”

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