We considered that, but there's more information there than just a scalar value representing impressiveness.
Can you expand on that? What kind of information?
We can tell which founders went to the same school. We can ask people who teach at or went to school x about applicants from there. If they went to a school we know about first hand, we can ask more specific questions about what they did in college. If they went to a big hacker school like MIT, we can suggest that they recruit friends and/or launch their beta there.
Re:Paul Graham: News from the Front
by vegashacker on Wednesday September 05, 2007 @02:17PM
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It also gives you the data you need to continue testing this theory.
He could always ask them after accepting (or even rejecting).
makes sense. thanks.
What do you think?