Personality Tests, A New Twist?
I have always been interested in playing different types of personality tests, not to find out stuff about myself, but more to find out what the test is keying off of!
Naturally, when I read the report TechCrunch published about Pairwise, I had to try out the test for myself! Pairwise’s first customer is Y Combinator, for whom they crafted this little Y Combinator founder quiz based on personality tests done on all their current founders.
Y Combinator is a seed-stage startup funding firm, started by Paul Graham, Robert Morris, Trevor Blackwell, and Jessica Livingston. They are using the test developed by Pairwise as a part of application process for their summer program.
Here is the results from my test. I can say there are a couple of things they really got wrong. Pairwise claims
- I am a girl!
- I smoke (apparently a lot)!
- And that I am not into books
A couple of places where I think they are right on
- I like spicy food
- I enjoy sarcasm
- I love urban life
So overall, I would say it is more like flipping a coin. Which is not bad you know: look at how much people on Wall Street are making and then read A Random Walk (oh, I was supposed not to like reading books).
So, wanna try it for yourself? Here it is:
Y Combinator Founder Personality test. To take the test, pick which image you prefer in each pair:
