Wenger: The mantra "strong opinions weakly held" is a corrosive attitude
Albert Wenger · Albert Wenger: Elon & Twitter; Impact of SBF; Income Inequality; Will they ban TikTok? | 20VC #969 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings · Jan 23, 2023 · at 46:54
Albert Wenger, managing partner at Union Square Ventures, critiques a widely embraced Silicon Valley decision-making philosophy.
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“Because it puts the burden on others to talk you out of it instead of, like, trying to get smarter yourself.”
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