Early Photos of Y Combinator • Hacker News Board

Re: Early Photos of Y Combinator

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Post by staunch » Tue, Aug 30, 2011, 10:10 PM UTC

Been a fan since it was announced. Glad it has worked out so well.

Re: Early Photos of Y Combinator

#32

Post by samstokes » Tue, Aug 30, 2011, 10:12 PM UTC

nicksergeant wrote: post #11

coffeemug wrote: post #10

YC is incredible. If you're on the fence about applying - do it! The worst thing that can happen is that you'll go through an incredibly exciting process of applying, get a polite rejection, and reapply the next time around. The best thing that can happen is that it will change your perspective and your life in a very fundamental way. If you look at it that way, you have nothing to lose and everything to gain.

I wanted to apply just for the experience this season, but there's absolutely no way I could move to SF. I started filling out the app, but don't want to waste their time if there's no way I can attend.

About a quarter of the founders in the Summer 2010 batch weren't even US residents, but we thought it was worth moving to the Bay Area for the three months of YC.

Interestingly (and anecdotally) I think more people came from abroad than from the East Coast.

Re: Early Photos of Y Combinator

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Post by stevenj » Tue, Aug 30, 2011, 10:15 PM UTC

Small typo in the last photo's description:

"This is a missing a few people..."

Re: Early Photos of Y Combinator

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Post by Jun8 » Tue, Aug 30, 2011, 10:16 PM UTC

It is unbelievably amazing that YC went from literally a gleam in jl's (and pg's) eye to something that is a clear leader in not only incubators but entrepreneurial thought as well. A case of clearly superior vision getting its due. Such vision to success proportionality is not so common, I think.

Re: Early Photos of Y Combinator

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Post by sama » Tue, Aug 30, 2011, 10:24 PM UTC

wow. justin looks like he's going to mess somebody up. and i wore that exact same shirt this weekend.

Re: Early Photos of Y Combinator

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Post by pkamb » Tue, Aug 30, 2011, 10:26 PM UTC

mpc wrote: post #24

pkamb wrote: post #7

I love the 12-inch Powerbook G4s.

Glad to see that someone else thinks this too. I really loved these machines.

The 4:3 screen is what makes them special I think. Wish the new Airs had that option!

Re: Early Photos of Y Combinator

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Post by philwelch » Tue, Aug 30, 2011, 10:37 PM UTC

I want to know who the "VoIP Offensive Linemen" are. Actually, a lot of the nicknames on that board are pretty funny, and for the most part would make great band names.

Re: Early Photos of Y Combinator

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Post by rbanffy » Tue, Aug 30, 2011, 10:47 PM UTC

simonbrown wrote: post #26

rbanffy wrote: post #17

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Dammit! itllneverwork.com and itwillneverwork.com are both taken :-(

willneverwork.com is available.

not anymore

  Server:		10.12.96.240
  Address:	10.12.96.240#53

  Non-authoritative answer:
  Name:	willneverwork.com
  Address: 68.178.232.100

No. It wasn't me.

Re: Early Photos of Y Combinator

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Post by earbitscom » Tue, Aug 30, 2011, 10:53 PM UTC

nicholasjbs wrote: post #14

These pictures are a testament to how much you can get done in six years of work. They're also a great reminder that YC was itself once a startup.

YC is definitely still a startup. Otherwise, they would have replaced that frickin' chili by now.

Re: Early Photos of Y Combinator

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Post by redthrowaway » Tue, Aug 30, 2011, 11:06 PM UTC

tbrooks wrote: post #29

A subversive looking Alexis that is...

And still by far the tallest person in the room. The man is a giant.