Will LarsonApr 17, 2023

I'm starting a new role next week, almost the union of my past two roles, and have been thinking about the piece I wrote when deciding to leave Stripe a lot: https://lethain.com/forty-year-career/

While I disagree with most stuff I've written 3+ years ago, this one still holds true for me.

A forty-year career.

The Silicon Valley narrative centers on entrepreneurial protagonists who are poised one predestined step away from changing the world. A decade ago they were heroes, and more recently they’ve become villains, but either way they are absolutely the protagonists. Working within the industry, I’ve worked with quite a few non-protagonists who experience their time in technology differently: a period of obligatory toil required to pry open the gate to the American Dream.

Show threadFire Wally
@lethain Our remote team did a discussion of An Elegant Puzzle at our retreat last week and your book led to many interesting conversations and debates - thank you!
Apr 17, 2023 at 3:34pmWeb
Show threadWill LarsonApr 17, 2023
@firewally Thank you! Glad to hear it was useful!