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SBF
@SBF_FTX
1) A telling conversation that just happened in the office: BD: "can we see if there are recent changes in number of FTX deposits?" DEV: "Sure!" ... DEV: "eh this looks like noise, totally dominated by a few large users." BD: "ah right, how about number of users depositing?"
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SBF
@SBF_FTX
2) DEV: "ok cool, I'll get that." It was pretty mundane, and no large conclusions in the end. But there were so many pitfalls avoided there: a) at most places, there wouldn't have been any sanity checking. Dev says "up 30%!" and BD then triples down on a campaign.
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SBF
@SBF_FTX
3) b) the quick back and forth is crucial: this took ~4 rounds before getting to the right query, but only took ~10 minutes. If communication isn't great, it takes a week. c) Totally no pressure to draw a strong conclusion if there isn't one; at a lot of places "meh" isn't ok
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SBF
@SBF_FTX
4) These things seem small but they add up quickly. Often, from the outside, you wonder why companies make bizarre decisions. But the more I dive in to how companies work, the more I'm surprised they ever get things right. A bit of internal dysfunction makes everything break.
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