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by ed405 5y ago
You mean HN is internet rage defined? Twitter is awesome.
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by ed405 5y ago
oh yes. they ban founders all the time. myself included. https://twitter.com/ekadamer/status/1400956227501318146?s=21
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by ed405 5y ago
I got kicked out of YC too. https://twitter.com/ekadamer/status/1400956227501318146?s=21
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Upside decay, or “why some people never get lucky”(brianlui.dog)
2 points by ed405 5y ago|1 comments
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by ed405 5y ago
"Upside decay means that an organization doesn’t get any lucky breaks. You’d think that being on the lookout for missing positive tail events would be enough to spot upside decay. But it’s too late to be useful. We need to observe an o
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by ed405 5y ago
Finally someone has written a really excellent article about this. Many scientists already know that ‘grit’ is over-hyped and over-sold. Now there’s a really well-articulated piece explaining it. Stay away from one size-fits all ‘solutions’
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by ed405 6y ago
I’m a founder, this piece stirs my heart. However, build what exactly? I don’t disagree with building hospitals and important public infrastructure. However: 1) More exponential growth isn’t by definition for the better 2) We need to ask ou
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by ed405 6y ago
This rings true so deeply. Best piece I’ve read in ages. I wish more governments, tech entrepreneurs and (hard) scientists understood the importance and power of the social and behavioral sciences. "Environmental issues are not just te
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Global problems need social science(nature.com)
3 points by ed405 6y ago|1 comments
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by ed405 7y ago
Thanks for sharing your experience! At Prolific, we found that one good resource for learning about marketing/growth is this book called Traction by Gabriel Weinberg and Justin Mares. It explains 19 different growth channels and instru
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by ed405 7y ago
That's super interesting, thanks for sharing. "The psychology of high net worth people"... lots to explore there!
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by ed405 7y ago
Hi, Katia here. Thanks for your question! Right now we’re available to participants in OECD countries and it’s probably going to be another while before we can expand globally. Within the 36 countries that we’re in, we’re currently trying