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This sounds to me like the Fundamental attribution error[1]: Attributing too much to the person and not enough to their situation. Smart, motivated people wil
by j_baker 16y ago
This sounds to me like the Fundamental attribution error[1]: Attributing too much to the person and not enough to their situation. Smart, motivated people will eventually succeed. However, that doesn't mean that every given startup they found will succeed. A lot of people will go through a few startups before they get it right.
[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fundamental_attribution_error http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fundamental_attribution_error
- arturadib 16y agoWait, did you also factor in everything I said after "smarts"? And did you interpret prediction variables as crystal balls with 100% accuracy? All I'm saying is that, based on historical accounts, initial ideas/pitches do not seem to be good predictors of success. The only patterns I have noticed have to do with the founders (not just smarts!). But maybe you have noticed something else? Or perhaps no pattern at all??