Ignore Y Combinator at Your Own Risk

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Post by SwellJoe » Tue, Apr 28, 2009, 8:32 PM UTC

Ignore Y Combinator at Your Own Risk
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Re: Ignore Y Combinator at Your Own Risk

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Post by chaosmachine » Tue, Apr 28, 2009, 10:59 PM UTC

Amusingly, the first comment on the story is by some guy confused by the author's use of the word "hacker".

Re: Ignore Y Combinator at Your Own Risk

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Post by jayjaybee » Tue, Apr 28, 2009, 11:47 PM UTC

chaosmachine wrote: post #2

Amusingly, the first comment on the story is by some guy confused by the author's use of the word "hacker".

i dont think a lot of regular people realize how hackers control the internet

Re: Ignore Y Combinator at Your Own Risk

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Post by jfarmer » Tue, Apr 28, 2009, 11:57 PM UTC

jayjaybee wrote: post #3

chaosmachine wrote: post #2

Amusingly, the first comment on the story is by some guy confused by the author's use of the word "hacker".

i dont think a lot of regular people realize how hackers control the internet

Our Gibsons will never be safe!

Re: Ignore Y Combinator at Your Own Risk

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Post by ivankirigin » Wed, Apr 29, 2009, 12:29 AM UTC

  "Graham clearly wants to drink some big-cap milkshakes."

His own words, I'm sure.

Re: Ignore Y Combinator at Your Own Risk

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Post by vaksel » Wed, Apr 29, 2009, 1:39 AM UTC

jayjaybee wrote: post #3

chaosmachine wrote: post #2

Amusingly, the first comment on the story is by some guy confused by the author's use of the word "hacker".

i dont think a lot of regular people realize how hackers control the internet

Blame TV, any time the word hacker is used its always used with a negative connotation.

Re: Ignore Y Combinator at Your Own Risk

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Post by ryanwaggoner » Wed, Apr 29, 2009, 2:27 AM UTC

This is some solid press for YC, but I don't really understand the title...who is putting themselves at risk by ignoring YC?

Re: Ignore Y Combinator at Your Own Risk

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Post by irrelative » Wed, Apr 29, 2009, 2:45 AM UTC

You know you've made the big leagues when people write fluff pieces like this about you. Congrats guys!

Re: Ignore Y Combinator at Your Own Risk

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Post by Maciek416 » Wed, Apr 29, 2009, 2:45 AM UTC

ryanwaggoner wrote: post #7

This is some solid press for YC, but I don't really understand the title...who is putting themselves at risk by ignoring YC?

I think the author might be referring to the "big companies [who] are cutting back and letting talent go". There seem to be repeated suggestions that YC alumni will nibble away or topple the Fortune 500's, uh, fortunes. With a lot of these startups creating new markets of their own I'm not sure I necessarily agree with that zero-sumesque view, but I wouldn't be surprised if they cause some interesting disruptions.

Re: Ignore Y Combinator at Your Own Risk

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Post by quizbiz » Wed, Apr 29, 2009, 3:45 AM UTC

ryanwaggoner wrote: post #7

This is some solid press for YC, but I don't really understand the title...who is putting themselves at risk by ignoring YC?

I don't think I would call the Motley Fool "solid press". Maybe that's just me. Not to say YC doesn't get or doesn't deserve great press coverage.