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Re: Contact Ben Horowitz for $20

#15
post #3

Arguably better deal: contact me for $2.00 (cbswishes@gmail.com). All proceeds will be used towards buying a new pair of pyjamas

Hmm. Tell ya what. Contact me for $1.50 and I'll give a portion* of the proceeds to a charity of your choice.

*portion not to exceed 0% of allotted funds

Re: Contact Ben Horowitz for $20

#16
post #8

It may could encourage people to contact him more by giving them a form of permission: > To come to our surprising conclusion, Uri ran an experiment: Out of 10 daycare centers across Haifa, they randomly chose six and introduced a small fine for parents who showed up more than 10 minutes late in each of them. In day cares where the fine was introduced, parents immediately started showing up late, with tardiness level…

Parents can always show up late, not everyone has Ben Horowitz's email. This isn't a question of motivation but rather a question of access.

To the 4 downvotes: what's his email? What's the relevance of the comment I replied to?

Re: Contact Ben Horowitz for $20

#17
post #8

It may could encourage people to contact him more by giving them a form of permission: > To come to our surprising conclusion, Uri ran an experiment: Out of 10 daycare centers across Haifa, they randomly chose six and introduced a small fine for parents who showed up more than 10 minutes late in each of them. In day cares where the fine was introduced, parents immediately started showing up late, with tardiness level…

Incentives for behavior modification is always a fascinating area. In this case, the daycare was incentivized to track people being late more closely since they had a financial interest in doing so. I suspect the outcome was somewhere in the middle of more accurate record keeping and introducing the ability for the parents to pay off their guilt.

Re: Contact Ben Horowitz for $20

#19
This is such an incredible way to raise money for a great cause. If you have people trying to access you, why not put something like this together? I love that this is benefiting someone other than Ben. Kudos to him for doing this. Hopefully more follow his example.
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