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Pick a Hill and Then Carve Out Your Niche

Most super-talented and/or ambitious people want to be the front man; few play the consigliere role well, or even see the under-sung opportunities it offers. In other words, there's less competition and significant opportunity to be had as an all-star right-hand man.

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