Is this more targeted at semi-cofounders/early-employees that fall by the wayside (like Aaron Swartz, poor soul) or is the plan hiring top researchers (the way Google got Hal Varian and Peter Norvig)?
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#82I was hoping to answer questions here for awhile but I'm getting pulled into a crisis so I have to go.
I'm going to do an AMA on HN later this week (mostly to answer questions about applying to YC) and would be happy to answer more questions about YCR then.
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#83This sounds fantastic; I'm so glad to see it.
I'm curious what areas of research will be chosen, and how. I wonder if there is any room for a voting style 'the community would like to see resources put behind this idea' decision making process. (On the other hand, its not the community's money, so do what you will :)).
I'm guessing all of this will be in the Bay Area?
It'd be great if there was a way for regular folks to help out with this. It seems to be something genuinely intended to help people and I'd love to contribute in some way.
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Microsoft Research is also an excellent organization for CS related research.
Do they have similar policies with regards to openness as YC's research lab?
In my experience, MSR researchers publish openly just like people in "regular" academia. I think the main difference is that they are better paid.
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#85Why not give YC a 7% ownership of the IP and YC the other 93%. That would definitely drive the more entrepreneurial scientists to work there and also allow YC to monetize products out it's own research.
I have some ideas on technologies that are harder to create and takes time, but actually want to own the IP at the end.
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#86Earlier quoted context omitted.
Microsoft Research is also an excellent organization for CS related research.
Do they have similar policies with regards to openness as YC's research lab?
MSR publishes continuously, both in journals and in white papers. It is part of the evaluation.
(Source: I work at MSR)
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Sam has expressed his desired to get really good AI to become a thing. Since YC does a ton of tech I'd bet $10 it's AI. But of course this is just my useless speculation :)
Now if that "AI" were to be changed to "machine learning" that would indeed make me perk up.
Is there any way that AI does not include machine learning?
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#88Earlier quoted context omitted.
Do they have similar policies with regards to openness as YC's research lab?
In my experience, MSR researchers publish openly just like people in "regular" academia. I think the main difference is that they are better paid.
But who gets to own the IP ?
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#89Interesting. I am curious though, as to why YCR researchers will also receive equity in Y Combinator as part of their compensation? Especially given that both are organized separately and YCR discoveries won't be funneled through or used in YC. I am also assuming that YCR will pay market rate salaries.
Above market salaries and also equity. We want to get the best people in the world, and I think YC equity is a pretty compelling thing to get. We're competing against e.g. Google, and Google stock is also a pretty compelling thing to get!
YC equity is an incredible incentive, but it also encourages researchers to help YC startups succeed.
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