If genius results from untiring work over long periods of time, then every founder building a company is a genius.
They know the customer, the product, and the business better than anyone else. At their best, a founder cares about how all of it comes together more than anyone in the company.
Genius, then, is not about the intellectual horsepower or the expertise—it’s about the intuitive feel that a founder gets for the business. They know when to push and when to pull. And at their best, they also know when to get out of the way. Read more on the OpenView blog.
