Michael Jackson’s Post

> Timeline of 1-2 months to become expert in new domain  I'm not quite sure that's how it works.

1-2 months to become a domain expert is highly unlikely. As a college graduate you’ll have to learn some of the business and tech basics and that alone varies from person to person. Grasping domain in that short amount is closer to impossible then not, but an interesting list nontheless

There’s so much bad advice in that letter. “Timeline of 1-2 months to become an expert in new domain [to disrupt]” Completely unrealistic. At least 1-2 years, if you’re an exceptionally fast learner. “Current reality are $10B companies within years of graduation” ChatGPT: How many 10B USD companies have been created by founders at most 5 years from graduating college in the last 5 years? Answer: 0 companies. None of the six decacorns founded in the last five years were created by founders within five years of graduating college.

The Pre-AI and Post-AI part have been mixed up.

YCombinator: beware of entrepreneurship programs that teach you to lie or fake progress Also YCombinator: you can call yourself an expert in 1-2 months in a new domain

How is it possible for any startup to make 12 million revenue in 12 months? This is so so so so unlikely

I was struggling to tell if this was a parody but then the “1-2 months to become a domain expert” straight out of college gave it away

Domain expertise is more valuable now thanks to AI

Since getting a job is such a nightmare now, starting a company makes a lot of sense. Companies are likely to face a very long employees' market fairly soon, and people who have been abused have a long memory. It's perfectly OK to starve them of employees a little later on. They won't connect the dots and tie it to their own behavior, so let them feel extended unemployment next. It'll serve them right.