The greatest sin for the highly credentialed is thinking that’s enough to guarantee success. The greatest sin for the lowly credentialed is thinking that’s enough to guarantee failure.
-
Interesting. Seems like the filtering mechanisms embedded in our schools permanently alter the scope of a student’s future ambitions. Thank god nobody on Twitter knows I’m a dog.
The root of the problem I think is the brand of the school. People don't get how much divergence there can be between school brand and the quality of individual graduates, because they don't realize how random the application/admissions process is.
-
-
This is fascinating to me. Between undergrad and grad school, I spent some time in the U.K. When I told people that I came from the Univ of Utah, they looked at me one way. When I told them that I was going to MIT, they looked at me another.
-
It’s been a useful realization though. At
@Ginkgo I make it a point not to pay much attention to the school a person’s from, it helps to uncover and attract talent that others miss. - Show replies
New conversation -
-
-
How do you prevent this from happening at YC or Silicon Valley at large ? Now that both are huge brands + there is some inherent randomness in the process as well right ?
-
I believe Silicon Valley is more of a meritocracy than the school system. Typically investors only back a project if they believe in the founders and there is some proof of future success.
End of conversation
New conversation -
-
-
The root of the problem goes beyond just the brand of the school. I'd argue that a number of factors (e.g. socio-economic status, race, gender) act as pseudo-credentials and impact a student's ambitions.
-
Socioeconomic status is a major predictor of where a student goes to school, especially with rising tuition costs.
End of conversation
New conversation -
-
-
The optionality for low credentials is higher than someone of high credentials, ie they have more to gain than to lose when things go in their favor, and have limited downside. Low credential guys are antifragile in an increasingly uncertain world.
Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
-
-
-
Beyond School. "According to research published in the Journal of Consumer Research, in Apr, 2008, when people are subliminally exposed to either an IBM or an Apple logo, those exposed to the Apple logo behave in a more creative fashion than those who had been shown the IBM logo"
-
Gavan explains: “Each of us is exposed to thousands of brand images every day, most of which are not related to paid advertising. We assume that incidental brand exposures do not affect us, our work demonstrates even fleeting glimpses of logos can affect us quite dramatically.”
- Show replies
New conversation -
Loading seems to be taking a while.
Twitter may be over capacity or experiencing a momentary hiccup. Try again or visit Twitter Status for more information.