[dheer01]

"[1] Some founders listen more than others, and this tends to be a predictor of success. One of the things I remember about the Airbnbs during YC is how intently they listened."

- Looks like a case of survivor bias. How many founders who listened as intently did not build Airbnbs ?

"[4] What should you do if your true calling is gaming the system? Management consulting."

- Nailed it.

[kiba]

- Looks like a case of survivor bias. How many founders who listened as intently did not build Airbnbs ?

There were also examples of failure in their portfolio.

[namenotrequired]

I don't think it's survivor bias. PG wrote about the opposite as well about the worst startups they funded: "I could never quite tell if they understood what I was saying."

http://www.paulgraham.com/word.html