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Re: You didn't see it coming

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Post by agcat »

cjs_ac wrote: post #39

It's ironic that there's a link to a YouTube video praising James Dyson at the bottom of this post, because Dyson is an example of someone whose narrative is bullshit. The clever physics and engineering in Dyson's products don't result in superior products. Have a look around the Dyson Institute after hours and you'll see the cleaners using Henry vacuum cleaners made by Numatic.

I was curious to learn about how they do what they do. Not promoting or demoting their products here. I generally mention things I read as part of footnote

Re: You didn't see it coming

#42

Post by jackpepsi »

We expect comitted founders to make the best of their constraints.

This founder is doing that by putting a positive spin on their constraints in their social media posts.

Fallibility is important and I hope that founder is honest with their team, but at the same time keeping a positive public narrative about your company is also important. Not everyone has to perform their growing pains in public.

Re: You didn't see it coming

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Post by agcat »

iamflimflam1 wrote: post #40
podgorniy wrote: post #27

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You learned wrong

Successful outcome - we are really clever, what a great decision we made. What foresight we had. Bad outcome - nothing to do with our decision, external events that we could never have foreseen are at fault.

It’s fine if people keep it to themselves.. it hurts when they state these assumptions as facts which is a wrong advise for people

Re: You didn't see it coming

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Post by cjs_ac »

agcat wrote: post #41
cjs_ac wrote: post #39

It's ironic that there's a link to a YouTube video praising James Dyson at the bottom of this post, because Dyson is an example of someone whose narrative is bullshit. The clever physics and engineering in Dyson's products don't result in superior products. Have a look around the Dyson Institute after hours and you'll see the cleaners using Henry vacuum cleaners made by Numatic.

I was curious to learn about how they do what they do. Not promoting or demoting their products here. I generally mention things I read as part of footnote

Yeah, that's the thing about these self-aggrandising narratives: you have to read/watch/consume the narrative, and then find information from other sources, before you can decide whether they're nonsense.

Re: You didn't see it coming

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Post by Antibabelic »

Brian_K_White wrote: post #36
Antibabelic wrote: post #31

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Ah, 4chan, the final bastion of truth

It kind of is isn't it? Just not in the sense of jounalistic integrity. But certainly 4chan exposes a truth hidden elsewhere.

Could you elaborate on what you mean? I'm not quite sure what kind of hidden truth you're referring to.

Re: You didn't see it coming

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Post by zetanor »

I don't understand how a clickbait title submitted as-is, a "Source:Internet" image or a shallow LinkedIn-type post (mostly written by a LLM?) can get any traction on here. Clearly a good Rorschach test, though.

Re: You didn't see it coming

#49

Post by xnickb »

I do understand the core message but I don't get why the author seems upset about it. Sounds like people complaining that instagram models show fake "fake" life. LinkedIn is a social network. Professionals show off how successful and hirable they are, or companies show how nice it is to work there.

I personally can't take this self promotion that has become very necessary in many parts of our industry so I stay clear of places where it is exercised.

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