[zheng_qm]

         Internet Boom (Confounder)
         /             \
        /               \
       /                 \
 Software Engineers ----> Successful CEOs

[elwell]

Note that it's the 'confounder' not an internet boom cofounder, though that's also true.

[mempko]

Thank you for using a causal diagram. A tool so few understand but so many can benefit from. Cuts to the heart of the argument and eliminates all the bullshit.