Meritocracy is a good thing. Whenever possibly, people should be judged based on their work and results, not superficial qualities.
Eric RiesNowadays people talk about PayPal's founders as prescient geniuses who would inevitably change the world. It was, however, not so obvious that PayPal would taste its first major success by helping people sell Beanie Babies on eBay. But they had a vision, a hope, and the perseverance to try multiple iterations until they got it right.
Eric Ries