I love taking advice from people like Keith Rabois because you know (unlike 99% of other VCs) he actually has experience building mega-unicorns himself.
I read it differently. It reminds me of some advice on pitching:
“Don’t waste you’re time trying to convince hesitant investors you have a good idea. Find the investors who already know it’s a good idea, and then convince them you’re the team whose going to do it.”
Also have you seen this guy's resume? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keith_Rabois#Business_career Yeah -- he's in no need to take credit for other people's work.
I love taking advice from people like Keith Rabois because you know (unlike 99% of other VCs) he actually has experience building mega-unicorns himself.