&gt; I don&#x27;t disbelieve that is how it happens, but to me it just seems all a bit too magical.<p>I agree, so let me try to rephrase for you. For a bunch of people (YC et al) who actively promote making decisions with <i>data</i>, resorting to some ill-defined intangible such as &quot;Social Radar&quot; as being the secret sauce for success just seems noticeably contrived.