We're auctioning off a chance for your kid to come to a YC dinner • Hacker News Board

Re: We're auctioning off a chance for your kid to come to a YC dinner

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Post by iamkoby » Mon, Nov 04, 2013, 10:45 PM UTC

pg wrote: post #3

gault8121 wrote: post #2

This looks like a life changing experience for a teen. Is this auction going to Bing Nursery School?

Yes, it's for the scholarship fund.

I think you should consider adding it to the auction page. It would probably make it clearer and help raise bids.

Re: We're auctioning off a chance for your kid to come to a YC dinner

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Post by michaelochurch » Mon, Nov 04, 2013, 10:45 PM UTC

This idea that parents can buy YC connections for their kids is the final nail in the coffin of the idea of Silicon Valley meritocracy.

Re: We're auctioning off a chance for your kid to come to a YC dinner

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Post by maddddddddddddd » Mon, Nov 04, 2013, 10:45 PM UTC

truthlaidbear wrote: post #9

Oh, cool, you found a way to stack the startup game towards the wealthy.

without the wealthy, what is left of the startup game? who would pg fleece with recipe websites then?

Re: We're auctioning off a chance for your kid to come to a YC dinner

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Post by orik » Mon, Nov 04, 2013, 10:46 PM UTC

truthlaidbear wrote: post #9

Oh, cool, you found a way to stack the startup game towards the wealthy.

Even though this is for charity I feel the same way. :/

Re: We're auctioning off a chance for your kid to come to a YC dinner

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Post by maddddddddddddd » Mon, Nov 04, 2013, 10:47 PM UTC

michaelochurch wrote: post #12

This idea that parents can buy YC connections for their kids is the final nail in the coffin of the idea of Silicon Valley meritocracy.

and with it any sense of unbiased journalism from this site.

YNepotator

Re: We're auctioning off a chance for your kid to come to a YC dinner

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Post by Segmentation » Mon, Nov 04, 2013, 10:49 PM UTC

michaelochurch wrote: post #12

This idea that parents can buy YC connections for their kids is the final nail in the coffin of the idea of Silicon Valley meritocracy.

People with money have an advantage over people without money. News at 11.

Re: We're auctioning off a chance for your kid to come to a YC dinner

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Post by bennyg » Mon, Nov 04, 2013, 10:50 PM UTC

pg wrote: post #3

gault8121 wrote: post #2

This looks like a life changing experience for a teen. Is this auction going to Bing Nursery School?

Yes, it's for the scholarship fund.

You should do a TOMS model for this - as in, one person pays for the meal and chance to meet/greet with founders, developers, and SV leaders (unfortunately biased towards wealthier people). Then, you give away a "meal" to a person who applies with an essay or something and who's parents can't pick up the check on this opportunity.

Re: We're auctioning off a chance for your kid to come to a YC dinner

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Post by pg » Mon, Nov 04, 2013, 10:54 PM UTC

Since there will no doubt be a lot of the predictable complaint that this gives an advantage to the kids of people rich enough to buy it, I want to make it clear that this auction is to fund scholarships to the Bing nursery school. Since going to Bing helps kids a lot more than going to a YC dinner would, it's a net win for parents with less money.

We knew when we decided to offer this item for auction that people would give us grief about it. But we're happy to take the heat to give more kids the opportunity to attend Bing.

Re: We're auctioning off a chance for your kid to come to a YC dinner

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Post by joshdance » Mon, Nov 04, 2013, 10:55 PM UTC

truthlaidbear wrote: post #9

Oh, cool, you found a way to stack the startup game towards the wealthy.

How is the startup game not stacked towards the wealthy already?

Re: We're auctioning off a chance for your kid to come to a YC dinner

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Post by JoeyJelinek » Mon, Nov 04, 2013, 10:55 PM UTC

I guess we can get market data on the value of a YC dinner...