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Many of the points are good. I believe one point is true about advice in general: "They confuse pattern matching with knowledge", which I think is often very tr
by ajj 16y ago
Many of the points are good. I believe one point is true about advice in general: "They confuse pattern matching with knowledge", which I think is often very true for advice from professors, parents, friends, etc.
A pattern failed a few times might provide insight, but it must be presented in that perspective, rather than using it to draw general and strong conclusions. Someone/something might have failed in spite of the pattern rather than because of it.
- dpapathanasiou 16y agoThe opposite is true, too. Success is not necessarily the result of following a pattern.
- grinich 16y agoPaul Buchheit had a good quote at the 08 startup school. If someone says: "That's impossible." You should understand it as: "According to my very limited experience and narrow understanding of reality, that's very unlikely." Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EZxP0i9ah8E http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EZxP0i9ah8E Slides: http://www.omnisio.com/startupschool08/paul-buchheit-at-startup-school-08 http://www.omnisio.com/startupschool08/paul-buchheit-at-star...
- derefr 16y ago(Unless they're a physicist; then it's jargon.)