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Re:Why Silicon Valley Tech Wunderkinds Overestimate Their Ow... by betterth on Tuesday June 19, 2012 @03:03PM (#4133543)
You could make the case that the Forbes author themself fell victim to the fundamental attribution error that they claim plagues SV.

It's easy to point out how THAT OTHER industry engages in groupthink, now isn't it...

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Re:Why Silicon Valley Tech Wunderkinds Overestimate Their Ow... by MartinCron on Tuesday June 19, 2012 @03:07PM (#4133561)
It's only groupthink when it's in other industries. Otherwise, it's "conventional wisdom".
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