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“chips on shoulders equals chips in Pockets”
What It Means
Entrepreneurs with psychological wounds or grievances often become the most financially successful
Why It Matters
Identifies unhealed emotional wounds as predictive of entrepreneurial success
When It's True
When the psychological wound creates sustainable motivation that persists through difficulties
When It's Risky
When wounds are so severe they impair judgment or prevent healthy business relationships
How to Apply
Look for founders with compelling personal backstories
Assess if emotional wounds align with business opportunity
Evaluate founder's ability to channel emotions productively
Example Scenario
“Entrepreneur rejected by elite social group builds luxury brand to prove their worth, wound drives decades of exceptional performance”
Related Knowledge
if you have in your diligence checklist is this company a form of deep Revenge the answer is yes cut
Companies founded as revenge against perceived wrongs are strong investment opportunities
Identity wound-driven entrepreneurship becoming more visible and valuable
Investors and entrepreneurs are openly acknowledging that personal grievances and psychological wounds often drive the m
Deep Revenge Investment Framework
An investment heuristic that views companies started as revenge against perceived wrongs as strong investment opportunit
Chips on Shoulders Framework
A principle that entrepreneurs with deep personal grievances or identity wounds often become the most financially succes
Pairing Metrics System
A framework for tracking two complementary metrics to prevent optimization of one metric from destroying overall value
Strategic Paranoia Creation
Deliberately creating a sense of existential threat within an organization to maintain urgency and performance, even whe