Should Founders Wear a Tie?
A few good reasons why we should do away with this absurd piece of modern fashion.
Did you know that Peter Thiel said in his book “Zero to One” that at his fund, they have a rule of not investing in a “tech CEO that wears a suit”?
“This was a huge red flag, because real technologists wear T-shirts and jeans. So we instituted a blanket rule: pass on any company whose founders dressed up for pitch meetings.”
— Peter Thiel, “Zero to One”
I’m not entirely sure if that’s a good one of determining if someone is a good technologist, but personally I have always found that ties are absurd and pointless. In fact, they are an inconvenience and a hindrance. So why do we even bother wearing them?
I put my first tie on when I was 13. I came from a middle school where we had to wear our school ties every Monday for the entire day. If you forgot, you got punished.
Since then I’ve questioned the need for ties. As 13-year-olds, most of us didn’t have tie clips. I certainly couldn’t afford one. So whenever you leaned over a table, especially during a meal, your tie might get soiled with something…
