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Common Misconceptions: What are some things nearly everyone believes that actually aren’t true?

Link: https://www.quora.com/Common-Misconceptions-What-are-some-things-nearly-everyone-believes-that-actually-arent-true Depictions of countries on a world map do justice to their sizes. Okay, this may not be something everyone believes, but I’ve had experiences where people immediately refer to a flat world map to see if country A is larger than country B. The map we’re all accustomed to seeing (shown below) is the […]

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How can I come up with a marvelous idea (in technology or finance)?

Link: https://www.quora.com/How-can-I-come-up-with-a-marvelous-idea-in-technology-or-finance Great ideas for startups really boil down to one question: What do people want that they can’t get? You have to have empathy for other people. Most people go about coming up with a startup idea by just trying to think of capabilities. They think: Well, now I can do X, and nobody has […]

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