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I am sure a lot of us (not so fortunate ones) realize our best abilities while working on something we really love.
So the best bet would be to describe your abilities relative to the problem you are trying to solve. How are your abilities helping your startup make significant forward progress?
I considered putting down my IQ, but decided that would be a bit tacky so I just listed some of the areas of technology that interest me or that I feel I'm good in. IQ and SAT stats do not strongly correlate with performance anyway.
SAT scores correlate highly with academic performance. This should come as no surprise, since their whole purpose was to democratize college admissions by allowing those students who would do best at college to be accepted, regardless of their religion or social connections. The fact that SAT scores correlate poorly with workplace success is a red herring -- SAT scores were never supposed to predict workplace success…
Edit: I'm not attempting to justify low grades. Just curious if that could be a valid corollary (not sure if I'm using that word correctly).
I considered putting down my IQ, but decided that would be a bit tacky so I just listed some of the areas of technology that interest me or that I feel I'm good in. IQ and SAT stats do not strongly correlate with performance anyway.
SAT scores correlate highly with academic performance. This should come as no surprise, since their whole purpose was to democratize college admissions by allowing those students who would do best at college to be accepted, regardless of their religion or social connections. The fact that SAT scores correlate poorly with workplace success is a red herring -- SAT scores were never supposed to predict workplace success…
I'd assume that it would correlate pretty well to the success of corporate workers.
Think of a situation where you show above average ability relatove to someone. The truth is high achievers will continue to do so irespective of field - so if you want to be the best in the startup world try and extrapolate back to comsthing you have achieved.
IQ? SATs? How dare you! Everyone knows those are not correlated with intelligence.
I considered putting down my IQ, but decided that would be a bit tacky so I just listed some of the areas of technology that interest me or that I feel I'm good in. IQ and SAT stats do not strongly correlate with performance anyway.
SAT scores correlate highly with academic performance. This should come as no surprise, since their whole purpose was to democratize college admissions by allowing those students who would do best at college to be accepted, regardless of their religion or social connections. The fact that SAT scores correlate poorly with workplace success is a red herring -- SAT scores were never supposed to predict workplace success…
Incorrect.
This is mainly useful in situations optimized for efficiency--think mass inductions, as into the army or college, where individually judging people isn't possible. The army can't send everyone to officer school, and Harvard can't give everyone a one-semester tryout.
This isn't the situation faced by investors, who can devote more time to distinquishing people.
I considered putting down my IQ, but decided that would be a bit tacky so I just listed some of the areas of technology that interest me or that I feel I'm good in. IQ and SAT stats do not strongly correlate with performance anyway.
If you can't talk about something like that, I don't think you can demonstrate a high level of ability. Otherwise, do something great or work for someone who can.