Tabb: Choosing your own path is safer than following conventional wisdom
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Lloyd Tabb is the founder and chairman of Looker. He responds to a quickfire question regarding what he believes that most people around him disbelieve.
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“I think that if you choose your path, it's much safer than following what the conventional wisdom of the path is, of the safe path is. So a lot of times you'll be told, oh, follow this recipe for success, and it's actually not true. That's not the recipe, and that if you follow your own instincts about what is the right path for success, you'll do better.”
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