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Getting Off the VC Train

Venture Reflections • 1 HN point • 15 Dec 23
💼 Business Venture Capital Fundraising Entrepreneurship Startups Decision-making
  1. For many founders, 'getting off the train' means no longer relying on future venture capital rounds for success.
  2. Due to recent volatility in fundraising markets, founders are hesitant about staying in the VC ecosystem.
  3. Founders wanting to get off the VC train often do so due to mismatched business models, fear of uncertain funding future, or a desire to control their company's destiny.

OpenAI and Math People's Struggle to Account for Others

Good Reason • 1 HN point • 01 Dec 23
🕹 Technology AI Math Logic Management Decision-making
  1. Success often hinges on other people, their perceptions, preferences, and motives.
  2. Logic is not always the ultimate arbiter in the real world; understanding and accounting for other people is crucial.
  3. Focusing solely on logic and technical problem-solving can sometimes lead to neglecting the importance of managing perceptions and relationships.
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Anna Sandgren: “in 2050, every business decision will benefit people, planet and profit equally”

2050 • 0 implied HN points • 05 May 23
💼 Business Sustainability Decision-making Data Management Corporate Social Responsibility
  1. In 2050, every business decision should benefit people, planet, and profit equally because they are interconnected.
  2. Companies might struggle to prioritize sustainability today due to short-term shareholder expectations and lack of data accessibility.
  3. To integrate sustainability into everyday decision-making, businesses need real-time aggregated data on people, planet, and profit.

Season 03 - Newsletter 2 --> 5 Hacks to Create a Super Team via Collaboration and Shared Ownership

Product Hustle Stack Newsletter • 0 implied HN points • 30 Jul 23
💼 Business Team Collaboration Product Management Decision-making Workplace dynamics
  1. Encourage all team members to be designers and product owners for meaningful collaboration.
  2. Focus on understanding the problem space before jumping into solutions.
  3. Utilize techniques like 'How Might We' and 'Crazy Eight exercises' to foster creative collaboration.

Objectivity and its Discontents

the best of a great lot • 0 implied HN points • 13 Sep 23
💼 Business Decision-making Performance Metrics System Design
  1. Data-driven decisionmaking in businesses aims to be objective by relying on numeric metrics to minimize human biases.
  2. Objectivity can create an illusion of completeness and can be manipulated to support pre-existing beliefs.
  3. Goodhart's Law warns that using measures as targets can lead to negative outcomes as individuals may prioritize meeting the measure over the original goal.

Surface Geography of Leadership Land (1/2)

Adventures in Leadership Land • 0 implied HN points • 18 Aug 23
💼 Business Leadership Management Decision-making Organizational Culture
  1. Leadership Land has diverse terrains like Boss Forest, Career Swamp, Desert of Good Intentions.
  2. Institute of Conventional Wisdom is a prestigious place for leadership best practices but may hinder innovation by turning secrets into common knowledge.
  3. Leaders in Leadership Land face challenges due to the Fog of Uncertainty and must navigate through conflicting interests and build trust.

🤓[DS:Culture] Startup Math and Opportunity Costs

Data Science Daily • 0 implied HN points • 17 Feb 23
💼 Business Startups Big Tech Economics Decision-making
  1. Being recruited by big tech as a data scientist is common due to the high demand for DS professionals.
  2. The opportunity cost of working at a startup versus a big tech company heavily depends on the potential stock gains.
  3. Economic-wise, bigger tech companies offer more stability and higher potential earnings, but working at a startup can offer a more dynamic and problem-solving oriented environment.

Beat the Luck Factor: How Strategic Patience Can Make You Ready for Opportunities

Leadership Tales • 0 implied HN points • 23 Apr 23
💼 Business Career growth Decision-making Strategic Planning Skill development
  1. Strategic patience is about preparing yourself for opportunities and seizing them when they come.
  2. Invest in your long-term professional development, even if it means sacrificing short-term gains.
  3. Be ready to seize opportunities quickly with the right skills, like Tesla did in the EV market.

Profit-maximizing experimentation regimes

Simplicity is SOTA • 0 implied HN points • 24 Apr 23
💼 Business Marketing Experimentation Decision-making Comparative Analysis
  1. Experimentation regimes should focus on maximizing profit or a chosen metric, rather than blindly following traditional hypothesis testing rules.
  2. When designing experiments, prioritize actions that maximize profit, such as choosing sample size and treatment allocation strategically.
  3. Comparing the Test & Roll method with multi-armed bandits shows that both aim to maximize profit but have different complexities and decision-making structures.

ESSAY 8: AMBITIONS (EDITED)

Engineering the Future • 0 implied HN points • 29 Apr 23
📖 Philosophy Personal Growth Life purpose Balance Career development Decision-making
  1. Personal growth can be understood through symbolic stages of overcoming obstacles.
  2. Balancing ambition with contentment leads to a more fulfilling and meaningful life.
  3. Choosing a career involves a trade-off between learning and earning, with a focus on developing a skillset that aligns with personal convictions and goals.