4 years ago, I had a feeling something like this would happen. See #4: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1025798 5 years earlier than I predicted and for a better job. Congratulations, sama.
That's really impressive.
Sam Altman for President
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#62I’m very excited about this. YC is the smartest group of people I’ve ever worked with, and I believe that startups are going to be the major driver for innovation and economic growth going forward. I was thinking this morning about what it was like to start a startup in early 2005 and how much it’s changed now. PG has done a remarkable amount to improve the startup ecosystem for founders—in fact, it’s hard to think o…
Likewise, to echo the sentiment from PG, you're one of the smartest people I've worked with and I think you'll do great at YC. Congrats!
Edit: so my prediction a few months ago that you'd be joining Sequoia wasn't too far off ;)
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#63I’m very excited about this. YC is the smartest group of people I’ve ever worked with, and I believe that startups are going to be the major driver for innovation and economic growth going forward. I was thinking this morning about what it was like to start a startup in early 2005 and how much it’s changed now. PG has done a remarkable amount to improve the startup ecosystem for founders—in fact, it’s hard to think o…
Awesome, congrats man!
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#64I am really curious about YC corporate structure. Is it a partnership or LLC? Does PG still have "controlling vote block" in significant matters? Can I buy YC shares?
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#65I’m very excited about this. YC is the smartest group of people I’ve ever worked with, and I believe that startups are going to be the major driver for innovation and economic growth going forward. I was thinking this morning about what it was like to start a startup in early 2005 and how much it’s changed now. PG has done a remarkable amount to improve the startup ecosystem for founders—in fact, it’s hard to think o…
Awesome to hear Sam! You were the influential voice when we were fundraising and always pushed us in the right direction. Congratulations!
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#66Sam, it would be great since you are the new President of YC if you could update the How to Apply to Y Combinator[1] page with your views on what a successful application looks like and your typical thought process when reviewing applications.
Also, congratulations!
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#67Came here thinking he was running for public office.
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#68I’m very excited about this. YC is the smartest group of people I’ve ever worked with, and I believe that startups are going to be the major driver for innovation and economic growth going forward. I was thinking this morning about what it was like to start a startup in early 2005 and how much it’s changed now. PG has done a remarkable amount to improve the startup ecosystem for founders—in fact, it’s hard to think o…
Do you plan on carrying over the Birkenstocks?
And Tommy Bahama shirts.
Re: Sam Altman for President
#694 years ago, I had a feeling something like this would happen. See #4: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1025798 5 years earlier than I predicted and for a better job. Congratulations, sama.
Funny, but I'm pretty sure pg is not eligible to be President.
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#70Congratulations Sam and PG, this is exciting news. Lots of <3 and support from the ZenPayroll team!