“Critical thinking is difficult to do in large groups. Criticizing in a group setting tends to polarize it, and there are immediate and overriding political considerations of doing so. What’s more, some people hate to speak out in a group, while others thrive on so doing. This guarantees that the group will be led by personalities and personal interests more than it will be by the quality of ideas.”
one of many reasons that a small venture capital partnership is a good venture capital partnership
Cooper Journal: The eye of the brainstorm (via soxiam)
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