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Followed you fully, right up to the end. Why would a good understanding of math be invaluable to start the next big thing? At their core, isn’t what makes them
by dstick 6y ago
Followed you fully, right up to the end. Why would a good understanding of math be invaluable to start the next big thing?
At their core, isn’t what makes them great, their simplicity? Upload videos, connect with other people?
I’m no math wiz but can probably code an MVP of the product that FB and YT were when they launched. The colleagues you described probably could too. Would love to learn more about the hidden complexity!
- mekkkkkk 6y agoI think (and I believe the parent poster does too) that math becomes relevant when things are starting to scale. Sure, creating an MVP of FB can be done quickly with minimum knowledge of maths. However, if it starts attracting a lot of users, suddenly algorithms and theory becomes very very important to minimize cost while optimizing performance.