Tech's diversity crisis: 40% of VCs went to Harvard or Stanford

Re:Tech's diversity crisis: 40% of VCs went to Harvard or St... by extragood on Monday July 30, 2018 @06:21PM (#17648680)

Moneyball by Michael Lewis says yes.

This is from memory, but baseball scouts historically rely heavily on athletic appearances (what they think a good pitcher, hitter, etc looks like), more than hard stats.

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Re:Tech's diversity crisis: 40% of VCs went to Harvard or St... by zhonwang on Tuesday July 31, 2018 @11:41AM (#17654127)

Wasn't the whole point of Moneyball that the A's were able to perform far above their level and salary cap based on evaluating players on hard stats and not appearances? Not sure what your point is.

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Re:Tech's diversity crisis: 40% of VCs went to Harvard or St... by dublin on Wednesday August 01, 2018 @10:38PM (#17668902)

Yep - the real world bows to no one's preconceived notions...

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Re:Tech's diversity crisis: 40% of VCs went to Harvard or St... by ap3 on Monday July 30, 2018 @07:35PM (#17649223)

Yes but that good looking .220 hitter is not going to stick around much with that batting average.

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