Graduate school is a place to hide for a couple of years.
I gravitate toward the team thing. I'm not a golfer - I much prefer basketball.
Balanced emotions are crucial to intuitive decision making.
You just have to make sure the model you're working on does not undersell your product.
Succeeding is not really a life experience that does that much good. Failing is a much more sobering and enlightening experience.
If it's not growing, it's going to die.