Zero to One_ Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future ( PDFDrive )

Where does this strange and extreme combination of traits come from? They
could be present from birth (nature) or acquired from an individual’s
environment (nurture). But perhaps founders aren’t really as extreme as they
appear. Might they strategically exaggerate certain qualities? Or is it possible
that everyone else exaggerates them? All of these effects can be present at the
same time, and whenever present they powerfully reinforce each other. The
cycle usually starts with unusual people and ends with them acting and seeming
even more unusual: