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Sometimes hackers want to solve the hard problem, but not the most important problems. Check out some of the comments. This company might want redirect some f
by noahmbarr 10y ago
Sometimes hackers want to solve the hard problem, but not the most important problems.
Check out some of the comments.
This company might want redirect some focus on first principal issues like
[1] consistently shipping 2 boxes a month to customers,
[2] insuring the candy is of high quality, or
[3] making sure basic user / subscription management works on their webapp.
It takes discipline to direct resources at what will really move the needle the most.
- gwern 10y agoI agree. When I was re-analyzing one of CJ's experiments using Bayesian decision theory ( http://www.gwern.net/Candy%20Japan http://www.gwern.net/Candy%20Japan - speaking of wanting to solve hard but not important problems...) what I was struck most by was the incredibly high cancellation rates he was reporting. Clearly something is going wrong there.