just wait and see

There is a reoccurring theme in a few of the books and documentaries I have recently finished, that is, famous and successful people tend to know each other before they make it big. Like Steve Jobs, growing up he knew a good number of the people who would eventually shape the technical world.

I theorise that this original network of talent allows the resources to solve difficult problems that most people would immediately give up on, giving successes that further raises the confidence of the whole group. The group pushes all members to be better, until members of the group of friends are individually successful.