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As nearly as I can tell, this kind of bias afflicts most/all of the folks who frequent YC News. To understand why I think this, review my previous submissions a
by jey 20y ago
As nearly as I can tell, this kind of bias afflicts most/all of the folks who frequent YC News. To understand why I think this, review my previous submissions and the non-response each received. It seems that (aspiring) entrepreneurs who are pure tech (I'm a hybrid of comp sci & comedy writing) just don't want to believe that, going forward, their companies will probably have to market profitably through branded entertainment to be competitive.
I agree with the idea that here in this Web Startup World Echo Chamber, we're all probably suffering from a big helping of confirmation bias... but your comment at the end about this being reflected by your submissions being ignored is a total non-sequitur. How does branded entertainment relate to news.yc? Lack of interest in the videos you recorded doesn't necessarily indicate that the audience here suffers from confirmation bias. Maybe the community just isn't interested in your submissions.
- fruscica 20y agoHow does branded entertainment relate to news.yc? Well, as nearly as I can tell, many of the folks who frequent YC News are interested in understanding how to give rise to a successful startup, and two big pieces of that puzzle are marketing and generating profits...
- SwellJoe 20y agoAnd this assumes that your submissions provide valuable information about some key piece of that. It appears YC'ers disagree with your assessment. Your premise here may very well be valid, but that doesn't mean the voted down posts were good.
- fruscica 20y agoAs nearly as I can tell, nobody went as far as to engage the content linked to by my submissions. To my mind, this begs the question: why are YCers not interested in learning (more) about marketing profitably through branded entertainment, given that it is a proven source of competitive advantage? I think confirmation bias has to be considered as an explanation, but I don't pretend to know whether this hypothesis is valid...
- byrneseyeview 20y agoIndeed. Just imagine how much money Google would have made if they'd hired an MBA, bought some superbowl ads, and refused to launch their product until they knew exactly how to make it cash-flow positive!
- fruscica 20y agoDid you read any part of this thread before posting? If so, please be specific about which part(s).