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Very interesting. Statistically speaking, women are better than men in reading non-verbal information. I wonder if this is a part of YC success.

• mynegation 14y ago
  Fat fingered. That was a reply to btilly's comment
• pg 14y ago
  I think so. Within YC Jessica's nickname is The Social Radar. One nickname at least; the other is Panic.
  • johnsang 14y ago
    PG, mind sharing some insight on the "Panic" nickname? I'm curious about how/if the two are related.
    • pg 14y ago
      We call her Panic because she's the office worrier. I never considered her two sides might be related. Interesting idea, but I don't think so.
      • cup 14y ago
        I wonder if her strength in picking up social cues also causes people to panic because shes the office warrior, detecting problems/issues and cutting through to their core.
        • johnsang 14y ago
          My thoughts as well. Empathy has its costs. I was wondering if exposure to swings was one of them.
• vacri 14y ago
  Gender differences are across entire populations, but individual variance absolutely swamps them. If you want to fill a single position, you're better off looking at the individual applicant's skills, not their genitals.
  • dasil003 14y ago
    If you want to hire anyone probably best not to look at their genitals.
    • deleted 14y ago
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• Muzza 14y ago
  Funny. Larry Summers was fired from Harvard for saying something very similar.