Re:How to Think for Yourself
by Barrin92 on Saturday November 28, 2020 @12:10PM
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yeah but the funny thing is it applies to the VC and tech scene more than to almost anything else. Tech people are niche conformists, a lot of them read the same books, speak the same language, share the same hobbies, look the same, and copy each others ideas.
Copying something well and then deluding yourself or others into thinking you've dug up novelty is in fact one of the best sales strategies there is.
Paul is also not accurate in one important way. Investors, by definition of how they make money, can't be too novel. They only can be ahead of the curve, because if you're so independent minded that the market doesn't catch up with what you believe you don't make any money. They're not independent-minded so much as they know what others want when they don't yet know it themselves. That's a different thing.
Copying something well and then deluding yourself or others into thinking you've dug up novelty is in fact one of the best sales strategies there is.
Paul is also not accurate in one important way. Investors, by definition of how they make money, can't be too novel. They only can be ahead of the curve, because if you're so independent minded that the market doesn't catch up with what you believe you don't make any money. They're not independent-minded so much as they know what others want when they don't yet know it themselves. That's a different thing.