Career Strategy Based on Following Exceptional People

Uber CEO 's advice: pick the right person to work for. "Environments are unpredictable, but people usually stay successful. Look at Elon — he's succeeded in so many different areas. And that's true for really exceptional people. Exceptional people stay exceptional, regardless of the environment." "If you pick a company, or you pick a position, that can change. That can go the wrong way. If you pick the right person, not only do you get to learn from them, but they usually move up in the world. And so as they get promoted, as they build a bigger company, you kind of get to free ride off of them." "So you get double the benefit, which is you learn from someone who's awesome, and you get to move kind of in their wake until you're ready to strike out on your own."