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> I don't disbelieve that is how it happens, but to me it just seems all a bit too magical. I agree, so let me try to rephrase for you. For a bunch of people (
by mbesto 11y ago
> I don't disbelieve that is how it happens, but to me it just seems all a bit too magical.
I agree, so let me try to rephrase for you. For a bunch of people (YC et al) who actively promote making decisions with data, resorting to some ill-defined intangible such as "Social Radar" as being the secret sauce for success just seems noticeably contrived.
- Natsu 11y agoEven put that way, having someone skilled at observing people do so consistent with operating on data. If they hadn't listened to her, they'd have missed AirBnB, for example.