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David_Gerard comments on Look for the Next Tech Gold Rush? - Less Wrong Discussion

34 Post author: Wei_Dai 19 July 2014 10:08AM

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Comment author: [deleted] 19 July 2014 05:32:39PM 2 points [-]

Nobody makes money off gold in a gold rush. Those who make money from the strike already found their gold before it was a gold rush.

If you want to predict a gold rush, use the weak inside view to predict where opportunities will be, and move on those where no one else is.

Comment author: David_Gerard 20 July 2014 12:10:28PM 2 points [-]

The general principle is: In a gold rush, the money is in shovels. So look for services you can provide to a gold rush.

Comment author: [deleted] 20 July 2014 02:56:54PM 2 points [-]

That's missing the point. He's asking how you predict the gold rush in the first place.

Comment author: David_Gerard 20 July 2014 05:44:12PM -1 points [-]

True :-) OTOH, if anyone could answer that question reliably they'd be rich.