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We wouldn't fund a group if the founders were really lacking, e.g. if they seemed uncommitted, or not smart enough to build whatever they were planning to.
by pg 17y ago
We wouldn't fund a group if the founders were really lacking, e.g. if they seemed uncommitted, or not smart enough to build whatever they were planning to.
- froo 17y agoCheers for the reply Paul
- cperciva 17y agowe now make a conscious effort to pay less attention to the idea and more to the people ... We wouldn't fund [people who were] not smart enough to build whatever they were planning to These comments don't seem entirely non-contradictory. Wouldn't you ever say "I don't think you're smart enough to make that work, but how about working on a less ambitious problem"?