Some problems are shaped as a PhD Ramp.

  • Some problems are shaped as a PhD Ramp.
    • They're easy to get started with a good enough answer.
      • The bar is not too high.
    • To improve quality incrementally just takes throwing more PhDs at it.
      • It's not easy or cheap, but it is low risk.
    • The more progress you make, the more of a moat you leave behind you for others to have to traverse to catch you.
    • Search quality problems have this shape.