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The key insight in the stories of Homobiles or Tinder is—how do you find a problem where the hard side of a network is engaged, but their needs are unaddressed? The answer is to look at hobbies and side hustles.

The Cold Start Problem

Andrew Chen

One of the biggest determinants of candidate conversion is how quickly you interview them and how quickly you can make an offer.

Elad Gil - High Growth Handbook

2018, Stripe Press - libgen.lc

When the things you do have real effects, it’s no longer enough just to be pleasing. It starts to be important to get the right answers, and that’s where nerds show to advantage. Bill Gates will of course come to mind. Though notoriously lacking in social skills, he gets the right answers, at least as measured in revenue.

Hackers & Painters - Big Ideas From the Computer Age

Paul Graham

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