This is a very feel-good article, but the reality is that it's very likely that if you're working at a startup that's going to succeed, the boss himself is a "brilliant jerk."
The world needs brilliant jerks. They get things done, partially because they're brilliant but also sometimes because they're jerks.
Yes. How is the Brilliant Jerk doctor who has "spent the next couple of years attacking the company from every conceivable angle: poaching employees, helping competitors and starting legal battles" company doing versus his old company?
The world needs brilliant jerks. They get things done, partially because they're brilliant but also sometimes because they're jerks.