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Loss aversion - most people stop at the first failure Summary: And those things have failed. And you know, and the way human psychology works is when you try something and it fails, the big lesson that you learn is never try that thing ever again. Transcript: Speaker 1 And those things have failed. And you know, and the way human psychology works is when you try something and it fails, the big lesson that you learn is never try that thing ever again. Right.

Marc Andreessen on Elon Musk, Good Startup Ideas, How to Have the Courage to Think Independently and Finding a Co-Founder

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The freshman's dream is a name sometimes given to the erroneous equation {\displaystyle (x+y)^{n}=x^{n}+y^{n}}, where {\displaystyle n} is a real number (usually a positive integer greater than 1) and {\displaystyle x,y} are nonzero real numbers. Beginning students commonly make this error in computing the power of a sum of real numbers, falsely assuming powers distribute over sums.[1][2] When n = 2, it is easy to see why this is incorrect: (x + y)2 can be correctly computed as x2 + 2xy + y2 using distributivity (commonly known by students as the FOIL method). For larger positive integer values of n, the correct result is given by the binomial theorem.

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FOIL method

That’s it. That’s the strategy. Replicate D-Day, and win entry to the mainstream. Cross the chasm by targeting a very specific niche market where you can dominate from the outset, drive your competitors out of that market niche, and then use it as a base for broader operations. Concentrate an overwhelmingly superior force on a highly focused target. It worked in 1944 for the Allies, and it has worked since for any number of high-tech companies.

Crossing the Chasm, 3rd Edition: Marketing and Selling Disruptive Products to Mainstream Customers

Moore, Geoffrey A.

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