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How many times has someone sold their company? Probably not more than a handful. Even people who have n>0 are quite rare. So what does this say about how highly
by MetalGuru 8y ago
How many times has someone sold their company? Probably not more than a handful. Even people who have n>0 are quite rare. So what does this say about how highly you should weight this person's experience?
All your data points don’t have to come from one person. If the same advice is being repeated by multiple people who have sold a business (e.g. find product market fit), then it becomes valid.
Reading to your kids is good for them
Isn’t there actual science backing this claim up? Regardless, there’s a population of anecdotal evidence.
The other takeaway is that you don't have nearly as much evidence as you think. I mean who wouldn't think that kids who learn to speak early have high GPAs?
I’m surprised that was your reaction. Mine was confusion because it seemed blatantly obvious that such a small signal was nowhere near enough information to make an accurate prediction.
- Symmetry 8y agoReading to ones kids certainly correlates with good outcomes for kids but as far as I'm aware it isn't causal. The problem is that as soon as a piece of parenting advice becomes known all conscientious parents will start doing is disproportionately more and it will suddenly become correlated with good outcomes whether it was before or not. I believe that in this specific case, though, most of the correlation is through the nature rather than the nurture pathway. But obviously reading together is a good in and of itself, regardless of its effects on life outcomes.