Paul Graham's Search for the Next Facebook
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Paul Graham's Search for the Next Facebook
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Re: Paul Graham's Search for the Next Facebook
#2I love how pg always has this kinda 'child like joy' smirk on his face for these press pictures.
Like he is thinking "this is SOO cool...Mom is gonna be soo proud."
Re: Paul Graham's Search for the Next Facebook
#3As someone who is looking to apply, even at this stage, having YCombinator as an option is tremendously invaluable. So on behalf of the dreamers out there, I say thanks Paul, Jessica and crew. Even if not accepted, just having that door there gives one more clarity moving forward by removing lots of the uncertainty.
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#4I love how pg always has this kinda 'child like joy' smirk on his face for these press pictures. Like he is thinking "this is SOO cool...Mom is gonna be soo proud."
We need more people doing business who are constantly thinking "this is SOO cool." Their enthusiasm shows through in their work.
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#5I love how pg always has this kinda 'child like joy' smirk on his face for these press pictures. Like he is thinking "this is SOO cool...Mom is gonna be soo proud."
The pg apotheosis reminds me of an interesting Google talk by Robert Sutton where he reports that in research with monkeys, the dominant monkey receives a highly disproportionate amount of attention relative to that shared among subordinates and this phenomenon is theorized to be one of the reasons people in authority, such as management positions, tend to become less sympathetic to those below them. It's a very insightful talk for anyone with an interest in management dynamics:
Re: Paul Graham's Search for the Next Facebook
#6I love how pg always has this kinda 'child like joy' smirk on his face for these press pictures. Like he is thinking "this is SOO cool...Mom is gonna be soo proud."
I interpreted that look as "You're going to put some really lame headline above me aren't you?"
Re: Paul Graham's Search for the Next Facebook
#7I love how pg always has this kinda 'child like joy' smirk on his face for these press pictures. Like he is thinking "this is SOO cool...Mom is gonna be soo proud."
I interpreted that look as "You're going to put some really lame headline above me aren't you?"
His prescience knows no bounds.
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#8I find it surprising that Heroku was the breakeven point. There have been other (what I consider) rather high-profile exits, such as Cloudkick, Reddit, Etherpad, 280 North, etc. These were good companies and were acquired for significant amounts; it seems like YC would have realized some significant gains on them.
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#9Loved this quote from the article: "This is the Harvard, so to speak, of entrepreneurship" Says something about YC.
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#10(Think MTV's Real World, but for geeks.)
Oh, boy... The idea of some TV executives out there, champing at the bit to create a reality TV show about entrepreneurs is either f!#@ng scary or LOL funny.
I can just see it now... "Survivor: YC" or "The Entrepreneur: Paul Graham Edition." Even better: "Entrepreneur Death Match: Paul Graham v. Steve Case." And the inevitable "VC Revenge Stunts, hosted by Sean Parker."
"Mark Zuckerberg Goes Back To College" might be entertaining though.