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>>VirusN+(OP)
I’ve talked to Sam once a long time ago which gives me a rudimentary answer to your curiosity. PG’s notes on Sam in that 2009 essay ring true to me (http://www.paulgraham.com/5founders.html).

> there are a few people with such force of will that they're going to get whatever they want.

We discussed nuclear power which was an industry I left but dreamed of building a successful startup in. Sam asked me why I wasn’t building a startup in nuclear power if I thought the technology was so powerful. What I realized in what he was conveying was that if he had the same conviction he would have no doubt about the ability to drive it to success. The more experienced I get the more I value that type of conviction and determination. The more I also see that behavior being rewarded with results.

>>Scotte+a5
Sheer force of will has limits though. And we all make tradeoffs. Nuclear in particular has some pretty huge obstacles, both real and imaginary.

Folks who truly never compromise or give up are great, except when they pick the wrong horse.