Visionaries get other people to act, and that's important.
WeWork is not a real company, built on Koolaid. This is the paradox. Without the founder's BS it likely would not have happened. Though his forecasts were rubbish, there was (and is) a material, underlying business.
It doesn't take an extrovert to pump the Koolaid a lot of awkward people have kind of a stubborn/lack-of-self-awareness kind of focus, and their own self-belief gives confidence to others.
I think it's rare that successful companies are built without a little bit of 'stupid confidence'. Which at first glance is a paradox, but not once you think about it.
WeWork is not a real company, built on Koolaid. This is the paradox. Without the founder's BS it likely would not have happened. Though his forecasts were rubbish, there was (and is) a material, underlying business.
It doesn't take an extrovert to pump the Koolaid a lot of awkward people have kind of a stubborn/lack-of-self-awareness kind of focus, and their own self-belief gives confidence to others.
I think it's rare that successful companies are built without a little bit of 'stupid confidence'. Which at first glance is a paradox, but not once you think about it.