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I have a very simple heuristic* I use to screen for the BS-factor. More transparency -> less likely to be BSing. Mostly backed up by people that you can see are

by kriro 11y ago

I have a very simple heuristic* I use to screen for the BS-factor. More transparency -> less likely to be BSing. Mostly backed up by people that you can see are closely related to the person in question -> more likely to be BS. So in this case I'd say the BS-potential is very low (from just following on the sidelines). *it was developed to screen poker coaching in the high days of online poker. Turns out many people made wild claims about their winrates that weren't true to paddle coaching. Shocking, I know but very transferable to business consulting, agile coaching and the like.

notahacker 11y ago
This is what has always worked in Patrick's favour. He shared the details of how and why the revenues of BCC grew for many years, figures which were sufficiently normal for them not to appear to be the product of luck or lies. Similarly he's never pretended to be a proficient corporate ladder climber when writing about salary negotiations; we know his advice comes from reading about best practices and selling consulting rather than his experience of honouring his salaryman agreement. And we know he's more effective amateur than Aaron Ross when it comes to turning some inbound leads into enterprise contracts for Appointment Reminder. And afaik he doesn't even have a $300 eBook on special offer today at only $199, or a $999 business opportunity also including six webinars totally free. But apparently many people have found his publicly accessible and gimmick-free blog to be worth their time reading. If it doesn't walk like a duck or quack like a duck, but does weigh in with an awful lot of useful free advice...