Ask PG: Threshold of intelligence

Re:Ask PG: Threshold of intelligence by mion on Thursday February 14, 2013 @01:51PM (#5221220)

I wouldn't say it's obvious. A lot of people have self-doubt. I for one don't know if I would be able to build something like Dropbox, for instance. But I guess the key here is to try anyway and learn along the process. Paul Buchheit said he wasn't qualified to build Gmail when they asked him to.

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Re:Ask PG: Threshold of intelligence by htp on Thursday February 14, 2013 @02:16PM (#5221404)

I’m in the middle of the most ridiculous stunt I’ve ever attempted in my life, and while I can’t talk about it I can say this:

> the key here is to try anyway and learn along the process.

This is exactly right. Keep pulling on the string and see where it takes you; if you’re as determined as you say you are, that determination will be more than enough to compensate for whatever intelligence you think you don’t have.

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Re:Ask PG: Threshold of intelligence by grinich on Thursday February 14, 2013 @04:47PM (#5222607)

If you're doing anything novel, almost by definition you can't be "qualified" to do it.

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