I've seen that one example repeated often. If you bring it to IT, it's often faster to learn Python and then C than to learn C. (But this one is not as clearly

I've seen that one example repeated often. If you bring it to IT, it's often faster to learn Python and then C than to learn C. (But this one is not as clearly a winner as the telescope example.) I guess every area has things like this. Anyway, I do disagree that the VC's one is about learning. It seems much more connected to marketing and ensuring a business viability.