It’s a theory mate

From the Silicon Valley irony-free zone

“The Bright Spot Theory; the basic idea is that when the clouds roll in, you look past the disappointments and identify at least one ray of sunshine, however small it might be. You then double down on that and ignore everything else.”

This, in the flat plains of freeways, urban sprawl, dollars and technology, equates to wisdom.

In English you might say; “Our first idea didn’t work but because we still had some of our investors cash to spend, rather than just quitting we took the bit that showed some promise and put all our efforts into that”.

My hypothesis is that the dudes in the Valley feel somewhat emasculated, them being geeks, nerds and pudding men in chinos, and hence the tendency to co-opt tough talk from the sports world.

And they also like to show their mates that they are smart, so they mix it up with the sort of philosophical insights one might find on the back of your grandmother’s toilet door.

Ten minutes after its cesarean delivery, every VC in the Valley will be rushing to share the new theory in order to impress upon the listener how dialed in they are to the drum beat in the jungle.