jasmine sun and Ashlee Vance
by Larry Chiang on October 9, 2025
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| @Rachelle_F A bit. Feeling seems to be that they’ve had a lot of hand holding and faking going on through their lives and that they’re not ready or equipped to dig in |
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| 10/8/25, 7:52 PM |
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– The post references Nassim Nicholas Taleb’s “Surgeons Should Not Look Like Surgeons” paradox, suggesting deep tech firms use rejection of polished Stanford graduates as a test for unconventional resilience over superficial credentials.
– In the thread, it counters Ashlee Vance’s observation on elite grads’ perceived hand-holding by implying true competence emerges from overcoming biases, not institutional advantages.
– This exchange underscores hiring debates in tech, where Taleb’s idea—supported by studies on bias in credentialism (e.g., Harvard Business Review on non-traditional hires outperforming peers)—challenges reliance on Ivy League signals for innovation roles.
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