The Stress Test for Evaluating Ideas

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The stress test method involves assessing an idea by identifying the specific new aspect, understanding its empowering impact, and considering the conditions required for empowerment. Questions in the test include determining the unique component of the idea, recognizing who benefits from its empowerment, and evaluating the conditions necessary for the idea to thrive.

Silicon Valley investor Mike Maples Jr. is known for having a ‘Midas Touch.’ Think of a tech start-up that has changed your life in the last 20 years, and he was probably helping fuel its growth. Mike talks with host Reid Hoffman about the insights he’s gathered from decades of investing, which he shares in his new national bestseller book: Pattern Breakers. They also riff on how to build – and invest – in the AI revolution.

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