pattern recognition

“The second P is, is what I call pattern recognition, and that's just the notice, a notion, and it applies to investment decisions too, but it's the notion that decisions are made based on recognizing attributes that have worked for you in the past or been succ…”

“Trying to sort of assume you have it and have figured it out this soon I think is, is probably a mistake.”

“I think pattern recognition is another name for intellectual laziness, right?”

“I would tend to agree with Finn. I think I would say it can really work, and I imagine it can help lead to success in many situations, but I also think it can tend to introduce biases, and as Finn said, I think some level of laziness”

“The best thing about pattern recognition over time is that you recognize what won't work. It's not what will work. Now, if you recognize what won't work, it will help you avoid spending time on, on bad deals, or bad entrepreneurs, or if you're on the board of …”

“I truly don't believe in pattern recognition at scale. I think there's nuanced pattern recognition, but I view each one of those companies as an individual relationship, as an individual journey”

“So I don't know if that's pattern recognition or an insight but I think some of the best investors, that's what they have. They have insights across industries that they bring together to make the right type of bets and lean into the right type of risk. So I t…”