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Re: YC Changes

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Post by [deleted] » Tue, Sep 13, 2016, 5:47 PM UTC

giarc wrote: post #12

MOOC = Massive Open Online Course If I had to look it up, I'm sure others are in the same boat.

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Re: YC Changes

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Post by mwseibel » Tue, Sep 13, 2016, 5:51 PM UTC

ncd wrote: post #14

Michael was one of our group partners during S16, and I cannot think of a person better suited for this position than him. He consistently demonstrated the ability to cut through all of the nonsense founders tried to use to defend their actions (ourselves included) and delivered fantastic insights into our businesses to which we were blinded. For me, the group partners were the primary value delivered by YC during th…

Thanks! I really enjoyed working with you guys!

Re: YC Changes

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Post by reflexive » Tue, Sep 13, 2016, 5:52 PM UTC

giarc wrote: post #12

MOOC = Massive Open Online Course If I had to look it up, I'm sure others are in the same boat.

Clip from "Mean Streets", 1973... 40 years on and we're still not sure what a MOOC is. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TswwON_Hs1M

Re: YC Changes

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Post by huhtenberg » Tue, Sep 13, 2016, 5:56 PM UTC

Does Paul (pg) have an active role in YC? Asking as a curious outsider.

Re: YC Changes

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Post by [deleted] » Tue, Sep 13, 2016, 5:57 PM UTC

pbreit wrote: post #20

So is "YC Core" what we have historically thought of as YC? What is PG's role these days?

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Re: YC Changes

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Post by dhawalhs » Tue, Sep 13, 2016, 5:58 PM UTC

Obligatory link to How to Start a Startup Stanford class by Sam Altman: http://startupclass.samaltman.com/

As the founder of a MOOC search engine, I am excited. Its good for my business :)

P.S. You can follow the class on Class Central [1] and we will send you an update whenever the course dates are actually announced

[1] https://www.class-central.com/mooc/7130/startup-school?follo...

Re: YC Changes

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Post by bedros » Tue, Sep 13, 2016, 5:59 PM UTC

I'm surprised they got to shutdown YC Fellowship; is it already shut down, or they are planning on that next year.

Without YC how one could get access to YC network and get one to one advice without moving to bayarea?

online classes are not really one to one advice.

Re: YC Changes

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Post by jonnycowboy » Tue, Sep 13, 2016, 6:05 PM UTC

maxerickson wrote: post #3

The theme of YC Research seems to be futurology.

I would say: automation & AI:

- automated cities & robotic workers - HARC working on the interfaces for the "workers" - basic income to replace minimum wage earners' incomes

Would love to work on this path!

Re: YC Changes

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Post by baldajan » Tue, Sep 13, 2016, 6:09 PM UTC

PG wasnt joking when he said:

"You could parachute [Sam] into an island full of cannibals and come back in 5 years and he'd be the king." - PG 5.5 years ago[1]

[1] http://paulgraham.com/fundraising.html

Re: YC Changes

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Post by sama » Tue, Sep 13, 2016, 6:13 PM UTC

huhtenberg wrote: post #24

Does Paul (pg) have an active role in YC? Asking as a curious outsider.

He normally still advises companies, but right now he's living in England for a year.