DVassallo

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by DVassallo 3y ago
> "Further, it ignores the massive economic value that the venture ecosystem has created." The subtitle of the post is: "Or why YC is good for the economy but bad for your economy."
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by DVassallo 3y ago
You shouldn’t do spend months on your project. You do like what Tony did here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37622702 Make several weekend projects, improve your selection criteria over time, take what works, and thr
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by DVassallo 3y ago
That’s exactly how i used the term.
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by DVassallo 3y ago
I never implied they were not friendly. All the YC folks seem very nice. I’m sure they want you to succeed, but they succeed more if you take a strategy that is against your self-interest.
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by DVassallo 3y ago
It is too small when the expected payoff is business success in one lifetime.
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by DVassallo 3y ago
It’s the definition from economics, not physics: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41567-019-0732-0#:~:text=It... . https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=f1vXAHGIpfc&feature=emb_logo
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by DVassallo 3y ago
This is how PG markets YC as well. Why do you think he wrote all those essays? :)
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by DVassallo 3y ago
If I was pitching my product, maybe I would have put a link to it. Or maybe mentioned the name. Do you think all of PG’s essays aren’t pitching you something?
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by DVassallo 3y ago
I’ve been on the acquirer side of $50M exits and from what I’ve seen almost no one makes any money in those situations. It is usually a deal done in desperation and everyone is diluted to the brim.
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by DVassallo 3y ago
I’m using the definition from economics not physics. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f1vXAHGIpfc&feature=emb_logo
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by DVassallo 3y ago
You think all the YC articles aren’t also peddling something? At least I’m clear.
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by DVassallo 3y ago
The most successful might be from category two, but what is the denominator? How many with that attitude failed? I suspect category one has significantly higher survival, probably close to 100%.
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by DVassallo 3y ago
They’re an exception because VCs pressure funded not to do what Sahil did. All investors wanted him to shut it down and do something else.
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Why you shouldn't join Y Combinator(newsletter.smallbets.co)
9 points by DVassallo 3y ago|4 comments
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The Original “PDF Hustler”(newsletter.smallbets.co)
3 points by DVassallo 3y ago|0 comments
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Imagination Is Overrated(newsletter.smallbets.co)
4 points by DVassallo 4y ago|1 comments
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Imagination Is Overrated(newsletter.smallbets.co)
16 points by DVassallo 4y ago|0 comments
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Imagination Is Overrated(newsletter.smallbets.co)
2 points by DVassallo 4y ago|0 comments
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Think of Yourself as a Cockroach(newsletter.smallbets.co)
1 points by DVassallo 4y ago|0 comments
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Think of Yourself as a Cockroach(newsletter.smallbets.co)
3 points by DVassallo 4y ago|0 comments
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Small Bets Are Cattle Not Pets(newsletter.smallbets.co)
1 points by DVassallo 4y ago|0 comments
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Cattle Not Pets(newsletter.smallbets.co)
1 points by DVassallo 4y ago|0 comments
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Cattle Not Pets(newsletter.smallbets.co)
2 points by DVassallo 4y ago|0 comments
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by DVassallo 4y ago
Iatrogenics happens when the benefits are clear and the harms are hidden. So “rational” people tend to intervene because it would seem the benefits outweigh the costs.
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by DVassallo 4y ago
You will want to go where people already hang around. There are many sites where people interested in some topic are constantly refreshing the page looking for something interesting/helpful/useful/entertaining/etc. Find
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Why You Should Build a Portfolio of Small Bets [video](vimeo.com)
3 points by DVassallo 4y ago|0 comments
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Zoom is worth less today than before the pandemic(twitter.com)
20 points by DVassallo 4y ago|12 comments
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Realestate Investing for Engineers(louiebacaj.com)
2 points by DVassallo 5y ago|0 comments
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by DVassallo 5y ago
There's a big difference between the market of "ready to move into" houses and new construction. Lumber prices mostly impact the latter.
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by DVassallo 5y ago
You need just one contradicting observation to invalidate something, while a million consistent observations can never fully prove it. (Paraphrasing Karl Popper, mentioned in the article).

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