The Things Everyone Wants

The most competitive paths are the worst ones because the competition destroyed what made them good

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Sarah spent seven years trying to break into venture capital.

She moved to San Francisco. Networked relentlessly. Did the right internships. Read all the right books. Followed all the right people. Built relationships with partners at every major firm. Got rejected forty-three times.

Finally, on attempt forty-four, she got in.

Six months later, she realized the job she’d spent seven years chasing was making her miserable. The work was fine. The compensation was good. But the thing everyone told her was worth wanting turned out to be profoundly unrewarding.

Not because venture capital is bad. Because by the time she got there, the competition had ruined it.