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My point is the "domain" itself may be biased, and you won't know that if you go "well, 90% of the people applying are X, so that's what we're going to do" - pe
by genewitch 5y ago
My point is the "domain" itself may be biased, and you won't know that if you go "well, 90% of the people applying are X, so that's what we're going to do" - perhaps the domain would be more heterogeneous but the non-X don't know anything about YC, VC, etc. There's lots of incredibly smart and savvy people on the planet. Eschewing them because "statistics" or "demographics" is, as i said, lazy.
- foobarbaz33 5y ago> the "domain" itself may be biased I agree there. If you grow up in a chaotic country where survival is your main concern, it is less likely you will be involved with creating new technology. > Eschewing them because "statistics" or "demographics" is, as i said, lazy. Having fair and unbiased selection on your pool of applicants is not "Eschewing" anyone. I'd say that claim is lazy.