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Discussion on: The First Person to Say a Number Loses

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Promise Tochi

There's a lot of truth in this. I've also read about multiplying estimates by 3. If you are tempted to give someone an estimate of 1 week, multiply it by 3. The theory is that, that's the more realistic estimate. Nx3

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Sophie The Lionhart

I'm gonna apply this to salary negotiations.

"How much are you looking for in terms of salary?"

"$270,000 sounds about right."

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Ryan Palo

Be bold!

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Ryan Palo

That's handy. Someone once told me that you can multiply by pi to feel extra engineer-y :)