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Why Would You Leave A Cushy Job As A Partner At Y Combinator And Start Another Company?

After a few years as an investor and advisor to Y Combinator companies, Justin realized he was not learning and growing anymore, and the best vehicle for growth that he knew was a startup. Given that Twitch.tv had a pretty big outcome, Justin needed to do something even bigger in order to attain the learning opportunity he desired. Atrium was the answer.


Why Are There Less Female Founders?

It's because of unseen biases. People are not used to seeing women as leaders; therefore, they cannot imagine it. Silicon Valley is the magnification of the status quo.


Can Neural Networks Be Put To Use Outside Of The Ai World, In Areas Such As Teaching, For Example?

Having a curated curriculum for each student could be really valuable since each student learns different. Dr. Hadsell thinks that it could be possible, and that the roles of human teaches are very important. Humans are much better and more efficient at learning a curriculum of knowledge, applying it, and putting it all together. There are not machines that can learn that way-- as of now.


What Is The Objective Function Of The Human Race?

Civilization progresses when we take care of each other. So far, we have been unusually focused on hyper growth, but if we continue at this rate, we'd have 9 Billion people demanding 100x more resources that 8 Billion people need today. That is not going to work.

What if instead of growth, we tried to optimize for human happiness? Storytelling is a mechanism for trust at scale. What story would help 8 billion people to survive together? That should be our objective function.


What Are Some Of The Most Distressing Human Experiences We Can Have?

There are experiences on the list, such as death of a spouse, divorce, marital separation, imprisonment, marriage, and other events.


How Have Belinda's Goals Changed?

Before, she had her main aim of getting ahead in business using her sexual prowls as a tool. Now, she’s decided she really likes a client and didn't close a deal with him after their encounter.


What Is One Key Thing In Life To Do?

People should establish their own boundaries and say, “This is what I need, and this is what I want.”


What Is The Bombshell That Adea Drops On Her Friends?

They could have possibly been pregnant. She was happy about the possibility of carrying Chris’ child.


Where Can Patients Find Hospitals That Offer A Hai Pump Surgery?

Michael FitzGerald started a project HaiPump.com which helps cancer patients to find all the hospitals which offer Hai Pump surgery.


How Are Blogs Different From Social Networks?

Blogs is a space where the blog owners invite a community for a conversation, and the conversations that happens in the comments is the key to making blog's what they are.


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