Cart Before Horse

From Walt Isaacson's biography of Steve Jobs:

“Most people have a regulator between their mind and mouth that modulates their brutish sentiments and spikiest impulses. Not Jobs. He made a point of being brutally honest. “My job is to say when something sucks rather than sugarcoat it,” he said. This made him charismatic and inspiring, yet also, to use the technical term, an asshole at times.”

Unfortunately, too many would-be tycoons think that being an a**hole is sufficient to be the next Steve Jobs. Sorry guys, smarts, vision, and a willingness to work round the clock are also requirements. And if you happen not to make it and aren't a jerk, at least you'll have some friends when it's over. © 2013 Stephen Yuen