Moving back to SF and doing Y Combinator again • Hacker News Board

Re: Moving back to SF and doing Y Combinator again

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Post by skmurphy » Wed, Jun 08, 2011, 12:45 AM UTC

cwe wrote: post #8

I don't mean to flame or rip on Kul, but why are they letting grads of the program--with successful exits under their belts!--go through YC again? Aren't there enough awesome teams out there that need this program a first time?

Return on investment: investing in a known quantity is lower risk.

Re: Moving back to SF and doing Y Combinator again

#12

Post by identity86 » Wed, Jun 08, 2011, 1:23 AM UTC

Cherian_Abraham wrote: post #9

Great. Your blog is definitely useful in understanding the different types of stickers and which scenarios they map to. All I need now is a Nexus S. Goodluck.

wow great to see another mallu on YC!

Re: Moving back to SF and doing Y Combinator again

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Post by [deleted] » Wed, Jun 08, 2011, 1:48 AM UTC

skmurphy wrote: post #11

cwe wrote: post #8

I don't mean to flame or rip on Kul, but why are they letting grads of the program--with successful exits under their belts!--go through YC again? Aren't there enough awesome teams out there that need this program a first time?

Return on investment: investing in a known quantity is lower risk.

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Re: Moving back to SF and doing Y Combinator again

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Post by biot » Wed, Jun 08, 2011, 1:54 AM UTC

Given that you're from the Great White North, what sort of immigration hoops did you have to jump through? Are you on a TN Visa, are you only down there visiting and you'll move back to Canada to work on the startup full-time, or something else?

Re: Moving back to SF and doing Y Combinator again

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Post by JMiao » Wed, Jun 08, 2011, 2:08 AM UTC

biot wrote: post #14

Given that you're from the Great White North, what sort of immigration hoops did you have to jump through? Are you on a TN Visa, are you only down there visiting and you'll move back to Canada to work on the startup full-time, or something else?

i believe kulveer's originally from the uk, but moved to canada following live current media's acquisition of auctomatic.

Re: Moving back to SF and doing Y Combinator again

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Post by Cherian_Abraham » Wed, Jun 08, 2011, 2:42 AM UTC

identity86 wrote: post #12

Cherian_Abraham wrote: post #9

Great. Your blog is definitely useful in understanding the different types of stickers and which scenarios they map to. All I need now is a Nexus S. Goodluck.

wow great to see another mallu on YC!

HA!

I thought I would never ...especially on YC!

Holler at me, will ya? cherian.abraham@googlemail

Re: Moving back to SF and doing Y Combinator again

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Post by RK » Wed, Jun 08, 2011, 4:14 AM UTC

What are the advantages of NFC stickers over QR code stickers? (I sure you've gotten this question 1M times...)

Re: Moving back to SF and doing Y Combinator again

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Post by redthrowaway » Wed, Jun 08, 2011, 5:16 AM UTC

cwe wrote: post #8

I don't mean to flame or rip on Kul, but why are they letting grads of the program--with successful exits under their belts!--go through YC again? Aren't there enough awesome teams out there that need this program a first time?

It's not like you graduate with a degree, and doing it again is redundant. It's a focussed networking and product development session where you get some much-needed advance from people in the know as you develop your company. Funding alumni is a no-brainer; it's a much safer investment.

Re: Moving back to SF and doing Y Combinator again

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Post by ojbyrne » Wed, Jun 08, 2011, 7:32 AM UTC

Here's a clue on the taxi situation. SF is 7 miles x 7 miles (and the bulk of this is Richmond or Sunset where you'll rarely go). Walk. Ride a bike. Take the Muni or BART. Problem solved.

Re: Moving back to SF and doing Y Combinator again

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Post by pmjordan » Wed, Jun 08, 2011, 8:56 AM UTC

skmurphy wrote: post #11

cwe wrote: post #8

I don't mean to flame or rip on Kul, but why are they letting grads of the program--with successful exits under their belts!--go through YC again? Aren't there enough awesome teams out there that need this program a first time?

Return on investment: investing in a known quantity is lower risk.

Also, if you're doing it all over again after a respectable exit, you're more likely to keep going for the really big prize. Which is what investors are after.