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Why sudden wealth can trigger impostor syndrome

My startup just sold for $300 million and I thought I would feel accomplished but instead I feel like a fraud who got lucky while actual talented people work normal jobs.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Success without perceived merit challenges one's fundamental sense of self-worth and identity.

Ideas that help explain it
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