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Optimising a single metric is a trap, because the second-order consequences of the change only surface much later.

Drawn from what Bill Gurley said

Subjectmental models
What this subject means

mental models Thinking tools borrowed across disciplines: inversion, second-order effects, circles of competence, probabilities, incentives.

Mental modelSecond-order thinking

On the topicWhich mental models help you think better?under our view: The second-order effect is what decides most outcomes, so ask "and then what?"

What Bill Gurley actually said

  1. Bill Gurley General partner at Benchmark Capital for over two decades
    you got to be really conscious of the consequence and not get too deterministic about a single metric or a single variable and know what's important and what's on top.

    Where this was said

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    ↗Mental Models That Change How You Think | Bill Gurleyyoutube.com

    9 Jun 2026 · video · 1h 01m · spoken · machine transcript

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