Reflections on my time in Y Combinator

Re:Reflections on my time in Y Combinator by swyx on Monday August 22, 2022 @10:17PM (#32559821)

very kind. the silicon valleyite answer is annie duke's thinking in bets. get the book or crank up any of the 3000 podcast interviews she's done.

the realer answer is have about ~16 years of being in love with/thinking about microeconomics. maybe do some math/linear algebra (where you get very used to projecting spaces onto different dimensions), and then make a few high stakes decisions with regards to job negotiations optimizing for cash, salary, learning value, career path, etc.

but dont think for a second i have any of this figured out haha. i just write well.

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Re:Reflections on my time in Y Combinator by wawjgreen on Tuesday August 23, 2022 @06:06AM (#32562605)

thank you--i love a good thinking process--i have heard of duke's book and i will definitely read it.

i always suspicious linear algebra was very useful in representing probabilistic outcomes and your answer confirms my hunch. ;)

good day

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