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"Paul makes a stronger point that people coming from humbler schools seem to try harder to succeed." I do? I don't remember having said that, at least not in
by pg 16y ago
"Paul makes a stronger point that people coming from humbler schools seem to try harder to succeed."
I do? I don't remember having said that, at least not in those words.
- mikeryan 16y ago"Consider all the partners in your own firm and similar firms like yours, how many of them come from fairly unremarkable academic backgrounds?" This also runs a but suspect. Pick a big venture firm and start checking out their partners and associates. Most will have a fairly remarkable academic background.
- silvajoao 16y agoA little meta, but how did you find you were misquoted in this particular article? 1. You read it by chance and found it? 2. Someone notified you? 3. Some software scans every article/comment submitted searching for "Paul" and you review it later? :) I certainly don't have the time to read every semi-interesting article, and I suspect you don't either, so I'm curious about this finding.
- pg 16y agoIt's in the top 10 on the frontpage of HN. I usually at least glance at most of those. Plus I'm interested in the topic.