The combination of high talent quality in one place and mutual improvement effects means that having four founders like Patrick and John and Greg together makes each other 'much better'; this mutual elevation explains why clusters have outsized impact beyond what individual talent would predict.

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Tyler Cowen

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they make each other much better just like Patrick and John made each other much better and still do

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Tyler Cowen in Discussion With Dwarkesh PatelRoots of Progress Institute
Created: 8/11/2026, 7:25:58 AM

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