Harjeet: I'm a partner at Y Combinator. Ask me anything.

#1

Post by frankdenbow » Tue, Jun 28, 2011, 6:57 PM UTC

Harjeet: I'm a partner at Y Combinator. Ask me anything.
anyasq.com

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#2

Post by Shenglong » Tue, Jun 28, 2011, 8:00 PM UTC

I just #interfacefailed there. I think I asked the same question like 7 times before I realized what was going on. #fml

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#3

Post by cschmidt » Tue, Jun 28, 2011, 8:01 PM UTC

   I wouldn't completely rule out us ever doing something in NY, 
   if we *had* to open another YC branch it would almost certainly be in NY.

Wow, as someone who lives in Boston, this makes me realize how much NYC is eclipsing us. We're #3 (hopefully :-).

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#4

Post by GraffitiTim » Tue, Jun 28, 2011, 8:05 PM UTC

Shenglong wrote: post #2

I just #interfacefailed there. I think I asked the same question like 7 times before I realized what was going on. #fml

I'm not seeing where you did that. Which AMA or question or username is it?

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#5

Post by wh-uws » Tue, Jun 28, 2011, 8:06 PM UTC

cschmidt wrote: post #3

I wouldn't completely rule out us ever doing something in NY, if we *had* to open another YC branch it would almost certainly be in NY. Wow, as someone who lives in Boston, this makes me realize how much NYC is eclipsing us. We're #3 (hopefully :-).

Its probably between Boston and Austin,Tx for #3

Dont know which one it would be though

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#6

Post by GraffitiTim » Tue, Jun 28, 2011, 8:06 PM UTC

Apparently we accidentally launched AnyAsq!

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#7

Post by ZackOfAllTrades » Tue, Jun 28, 2011, 8:07 PM UTC

I am guessing anyasq is a YC company that just launched? Rationale: Harjeet doing an interview at a relatively unknown company/project.

Also, how does anyasq beat reddit ama?

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#8

Post by Shenglong » Tue, Jun 28, 2011, 8:10 PM UTC

GraffitiTim wrote: post #4

Shenglong wrote: post #2

I just #interfacefailed there. I think I asked the same question like 7 times before I realized what was going on. #fml

I'm not seeing where you did that. Which AMA or question or username is it?

I'm not seeing it show up either - strange. I wonder if there's an approval system before the questions are public.

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#9

Post by Sukotto » Tue, Jun 28, 2011, 8:11 PM UTC

I am not willing to grant anyask the ability to modify my twitter profile and post as me so I'll just ask here.

1) Age-wise, what ratio of accepted YC applicants are over 35? 40?

2) What ratio of them fall into the "married with kids" category?

My impression of YC is that you strongly (exclusively?) prefer under 30 people who are unattached or, at least, are married with no other obligations.

Can you dispel that impression or is it close to the truth?

(I hope this doesn't come across as trolling or as an accusation. If you think it is, I welcome suggestion on how to word it better)

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#10

Post by timsally » Tue, Jun 28, 2011, 8:15 PM UTC

ZackOfAllTrades wrote: post #7

I am guessing anyasq is a YC company that just launched? Rationale: Harjeet doing an interview at a relatively unknown company/project. Also, how does anyasq beat reddit ama?

> Also, how does anyasq beat reddit ama?

* Better moderation. Seems like there are no unverified AMAs on anyasq. Trolling is a major problem on /r/iama.

* By leveraging the YC network to get AMAs with people who would never do a Reddit AMA.

These two things are relatively straightforward and simple, but I think it's a winning combination. The popularity of the AMA concept certainly has been validated by /r/iama. Backed by a company, I think it has a lot of potential to form the basis of a small successful media company. For example, I have a binder saved of useful advice mined from /r/iama. The value of this advice is great and would normally be unavailable to me. If someone put out a curated book, I'd buy it in a second.