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    Cover of Talent

    Talent

    Tyler Cowen, Daniel Gross · 2022

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    1recommend
    3mentions
    3people
    2021–2024years
    33% recommend67% neutral

    Mentions per year

    2021202220232024

    What Hacker News says

    1. ipnonMay 2022
      Fast responses to email was just cited as a key factor in founder success in Cowen's "Talent". He quoted Altman, who apparently ran some rudimentary data analysis based on his own emails while working at Y Combinator. Obviously Knuth is not successful as a founder.
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    2. BostonianApr 2024
      Should have (2022) in title. It reviews "Talent: How to Identify Energizers, Creatives, and Winners Around the World", by Tyler Cowen and Daniel Gross.
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    3. jger15Sep 2021
      excited for his upcoming book on the subject with daniel gross:

      https://www.amazon.com/Talent-Identify-Energizers-Creatives-...

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