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Exaggeration is death.

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Mark Ryan's profile picture
Mark Ryan12 days ago

tell this to Elon Musk lol

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Dan12 days ago

this is hands down the best advice I have ever heard

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Sean Webb12 days ago

I predicted this AI mess 3 yrs ago on Shawn Ryan #62. They thought I was exaggerating then:

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SubFlumine12 days ago

Exaggeration is a tax on legitimacy. The stronger position is precision. Say exactly what you can do. Prove it. Let everyone else oversell.

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Aaron Patelzick12 days ago

Very principled thinking. This is a big reason why the“fake it til you make it” mindset can be dangerous.

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Oregon12 days ago

$TSLA

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George Wert12 days ago

“Exaggeration is often harmful to the long-term success of your venture, especially when reputation is so important”… or go with death that sounds punchier

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Haim Bender12 days ago

@grok has Tim Ferris ever made a startup?

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Modern Ascension12 days ago

Same rule for studies. Inflate the effect size and the whole claim becomes easy to kill. A small, true number lasts longer than a launch headline.

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NICO12 days ago

This was a well-crafted way of explaining something that I’ve struggled to find the words for but can seemingly be mapped onto a lot of things. And the opposite also seems true. I have partners and colleagues to this day, whose word I don’t question because of the trust equity they’ve built from being transparent in ways that have sometimes even undercut themselves. “In the way you do anything, you do everything.”

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Jean Hansen12 days ago

so many cases 😅

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Gabriel Kunkel12 days ago

Communicating real value with verification is always going to win over competition, especially for skeptics like me.

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Billy Boneyard12 days ago

Word

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MATTHEW EBADIN12 days ago

Dont Exaggerate. I have learnt the hard way

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Matteo Barberis12 days ago

Everything on here wants you to turn it up to 11. But 1 is often enough.

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ひより つくる11 days ago

確かに、誇張しすぎると信用を失うよね。特に受験では正直さが大切!

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Sean Masters™11 days ago

While I personally agree with this, the market doesn't. See Tesla and Elon Musk's constantly exaggerated timeline claims. Many other examples out there.

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cc sxe12 days ago

surely u see the irony in that u just exaggerated

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John Petrov12 days ago

Tim, context matters. In fiction, a little hyperbole builds the world. In finance, it's just a fast track to getting sued by the SEC.

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Nikhil Abi12 days ago

This is a problem with many businesses, they make a mountain out of a molehill.

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