Silicon Valley investor Bill Gurley said to follow this lesson for success from MrBeast

Donaldson has said he spent hours Skyping with peers, learning how to make it big on YouTube.

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• The venture capitalist Bill Gurley said embracing peers, not having sharp elbows, is key to success.
• MrBeast, the world's most followed YouTuber, exemplifies this lesson, Gurley said.
• Donaldson has described spending hours on calls with peers, learning how to go viral.

Want to be successful? Follow MrBeast's playbook and embrace your peers instead of seeing them purely as rivals...