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TheZenPsycho on Oct 14, 2013 | parent | context | favorite | on: Richard Feynman: Cargo Cult Science (1974)

As others have pointed out, in the court of public opinion, ideas are not a meritocracy. Loudest wins, and hedging is seen as weakness.

There is an experiment here that can be applied to start ups. Can you predict the success or failure of a start up based on how confident the founder is perceived?

PLejeck on Oct 14, 2013 [–]

I once read a post (that I can't seem to find now) talking about how startups need a "hacker, a hustler, and a hipster" to succeed.

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