Real Alpha has cut 3 moments of Luca Ferrari (Co-founder & CEO, Bending Spoons) talking, from an interview on Training Data published Oct 8, 2026.
What Luca Ferrari said
Hiring signals: Harvard predicts little, interviews must be scripted
“We found that if someone is politically active as a teenager, but CZs to be in their early 20s that tends to correlate highly with someone's drive”
Luca Ferrari14:57 Why Bending Spoons favors talent and motivation over experience
“I find that generally people lose motivation as they gain experience.”
Luca Ferrari33:30 Make whoever adds complexity carry the burden of proof
“Every time someone recommends that we should add complexity, whether it's a step in a process, a feature, a team, head count to a team, you name it”
Luca Ferrari55:20
The episode
Training DataLuca Ferrari: The Operating System Behind Bending Spoons
Luca Ferrari · Co-founder & CEO, Bending Spoons
13:28of 1:06:20 · Oct 8
