From all the comments, I wished we had a chance to speak with you during our time. One of the regrets is not have met you. I came across a lot of your content the last couple of years. "On Shutting Down" really spoke to me
Goodbye YC
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#32Aaron Harris and Adora Cheung leaving YC the same day. I wonder if that means there’s internal changes happening or if they’re founding something together.
It seems he wasn't aware of her leaving (from twitter), so probably weren't intending to found something together.
It's so over the top ("No way! You too??") that I don't think it can be taken at face value!
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#33How does someone with big ideas, but no clue how to pull off execution, ever make their way into the YCsphere? It all sounds cool, but I haven't the slightest clue how to build the starting phases of a project, when I haven't a coding bone in my body, nor any real contacts that I know to be capable of coding.
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#34Aaron, thank you for all the advice with Canopy back a few years ago. It meant a lot and still does and I wish you all the best in your next steps!
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#35Thank you Aaron!! All the best!
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#36Wow 2 YC partners leaving on the same day? Even Adora Cheung announced that she's leaving YC [1]
[1] - https://twitter.com/nolimits/status/1360317612060737537
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#37@akharris - you are awesome. Thank you for being there.
Nobody grokked India like you did. Which was tricky a few years ago at YC.
But most of all, thank you for just being an email away - that meant a lot.
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#38Oh wow - didn't know this was on HN, so I'm guessing at least a few founders are shaking their heads at me and wondering why I'm not engaging with the commenters... I may have left YC, but HN is still home, so long as Daniel lets me stay.
What's your next project (s)?
Are you interested in working in auto industry?
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#39How does someone with big ideas, but no clue how to pull off execution, ever make their way into the YCsphere? It all sounds cool, but I haven't the slightest clue how to build the starting phases of a project, when I haven't a coding bone in my body, nor any real contacts that I know to be capable of coding.
Sound like you may need a technical cofounder. Even better would be to learn to code or at least work alongside developers with systems/business analysis for example, so you can have a sensible discussion with them. The gap, if you have no idea how the tech works, tend to be very hard to bridge otherwise.
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#40Best of luck Aaron! Really enjoyed our conversations at YC