If YC becomes Stanford 2.0, Quora seems like an interesting software collaboration system for all of it's "students." I see the potential especially since Facebook started out just with "students" too.
Quora in the next YC batch
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Re: Quora in the next YC batch
#32Funny thing, I visited Quora today, for the first time in a while. Years, maybe: Googled something, Quora near top results, clicked link, "signup" nag screen, results blurred out, left page. I guess I still don't get it. Curious to see what this will be about.
AFAIK, there is a trick involving pasting a specific url after the Quora link that you are interested in to get past their sign up wall, but usually it's a waste of time.
I am curious to see what their pivot is, in the current form, I find the site to be incredibly annoying.
Re: Quora in the next YC batch
#33My guess that's what's in it for Quora is the ability to poach talent from YC startups.
Re: Quora in the next YC batch
#34Re: Quora in the next YC batch
#35Funny thing, I visited Quora today, for the first time in a while. Years, maybe: Googled something, Quora near top results, clicked link, "signup" nag screen, results blurred out, left page. I guess I still don't get it. Curious to see what this will be about.
To remove that & avoid logging in / registering, just add "?share=1" to the end of the URL.
Re: Quora in the next YC batch
#36Hard to imagine what's in it for Quora. - Network connections? Their CEO is the former CTO of Facebook. - Help with fundraising? They raised $80mm at $900mm valuation not more than a month ago. I strongly suspect Quora is planning a huge pivot which they feel is ambitious but doable in 3 months, and YC believes in the value of this pivot; that is the only plausible explanation I can think of.
Or perhaps YC is the one making the pivot? :)
Re: Quora in the next YC batch
#37This is very exciting.
More great companies in YC = more value for the whole YC community!
Re: Quora in the next YC batch
#38I believe it was made clear that their last raise will be the final round they will take so whatever they do will need to make the business sustainable in the long run. My guess is by participating in YC, they can:
- Find up-and-coming businesses that are tangentially related to Quora's mission that they can groom and perhaps invest in.
- Incubate within the YC ecosystem some spin-off businesses that may not fit well under the Quora brand and what they're doing.
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#39Funny thing, I visited Quora today, for the first time in a while. Years, maybe: Googled something, Quora near top results, clicked link, "signup" nag screen, results blurred out, left page. I guess I still don't get it. Curious to see what this will be about.
To remove that & avoid logging in / registering, just add "?share=1" to the end of the URL.
But most normal people won't know how to do this.
Re: Quora in the next YC batch
#40I got an email from a Quora product manager a little while ago asking how I used Quora and what I liked about it. Seems like changes are coming.