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The speaker referenced Paul Graham's essay about the hill climbing algorithm in 'Startups = Growth', which suggests that always trying to find the next highest hill can lead to overall success, even if it might accidentally find a local maximum rather than a global maximum.
He's got that one essay. I think it might be in Startups equals growth about the hill climbing algorithm and you basically always try and find the next highest hill.
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Episode: Special: Acquired x Indie Hackers
The speaker referenced Paul Graham's essay about the hill climbing algorithm in 'Startups = Growth', which suggests that always trying to find the next highest hill can lead to overall success, even if it might accidentally find a local maximum rather than a global maximum.
He's got that one essay. I think it might be in Startups equals growth about the hill climbing algorithm and you basically always try and find the next highest hill.
And you would think that you could accidentally find a local maximum and not the global maximum that way.
But in practice, whenever you're on a higher hill that's a better way to get to the next hill.
And you can sort of always use that way to find your way to the absolute maximum.