Re:Ask YC: Can you learn an industry without working in it?
by prakash on Friday May 30, 2008 @10:42AM
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Yes & No.
Yes, because, you don't come with the pre-conceived notions, assumptions that hamper that particular industry. you come with a fresh set of eyes, you ask why a lot and come away with a lot of interesting observations.
No, because, you don't have enough data points; meaning what you observe could be representative of one company or the entire industry.
To the how part of your answer. Work at a job that gives you the data points. You could speak to the founders of all the companies in the hospital health records and HIPPA compliance industry for eg.
Yes, because, you don't come with the pre-conceived notions, assumptions that hamper that particular industry. you come with a fresh set of eyes, you ask why a lot and come away with a lot of interesting observations.
No, because, you don't have enough data points; meaning what you observe could be representative of one company or the entire industry.
To the how part of your answer. Work at a job that gives you the data points. You could speak to the founders of all the companies in the hospital health records and HIPPA compliance industry for eg.