I could never understand how DJ Khaled has as big a career as he does; he can't sing, rap, or dance, and doesn't even write (or sometimes even produce!) the songs released under his name. He's not conventionally attractive, and the meme value of his early-Snapchat-era "🔑" thing is long gone. But then, talking to multiple folks in the industry, literally *everyone* said how much they love working with Khaled. Like, effusively positive about him. I suppose that is a major key lesson!
@anildash I heard @neilhimself say once, success depends on 1) being good at what you do, 2) delivering on time, and 3) being easy to work with. Have two out of the three, and you’ll do fine. I wish I’d realized the value of “be easy to work with” sooner.