I think "hackability" is a spectrum [0]. The idea is that VC funding is less hackable than college admissions, and that market growth/acceptance is very far on

I think "hackability" is a spectrum [0]. The idea is that VC funding is less hackable than college admissions, and that market growth/acceptance is very far on the un-hackable end, along with fairly-referee'd sporting events. He doesn't admit any ways to actually hack market growth (as if there were none), which is weird. Seems like Use Dark Patterns, Pad Your Numbers, Fake It 'Til You Make It, Regulatory Capture, &c would all make the list. I agree with the general idea, though: I think the least hackable tests are either Wimbledon/tennis or GSL/StarCraft tournaments; you simply cannot schmooze your way to even the lower brackets. [0] like most things people put in 2 categories