Striving for a "leadership" position seem like a zero sum game to me. It is like trying to make into major league football or something.
Rather, I prefer to play a game where I'll win eventually like working on some pretty cool library that everybody want or a semi popular game. If it happen that I got to be in the top 10 hacker list, than that's just an unintentional bonus.
Pick battles you know you're going to win like building a successful startup, working on libraries that everybody wants but can't find, having a semi popular blog, and other ultimately winnable events.
For me, I am learning game programming and dream of making a living as a developer of open source games. I know it is going to be rough. However, I believe if I pick my niche right, than I should be able to stake out a small piece of the market just enough for decent living.
Rather, I prefer to play a game where I'll win eventually like working on some pretty cool library that everybody want or a semi popular game. If it happen that I got to be in the top 10 hacker list, than that's just an unintentional bonus.
Pick battles you know you're going to win like building a successful startup, working on libraries that everybody wants but can't find, having a semi popular blog, and other ultimately winnable events.
For me, I am learning game programming and dream of making a living as a developer of open source games. I know it is going to be rough. However, I believe if I pick my niche right, than I should be able to stake out a small piece of the market just enough for decent living.