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Someone should add a column to this Wikipedia page about Y-Combinator StartUps: Status

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Re: Someone should add a column to this Wikipedia page about Y-Combinator StartUps: Status

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Things change too fast for status to be accurate.

Some are fairly safe bets, though - if a company is defunct, it's not coming back. Same goes if it's purchased. And funding events or major press mentions are probably noteworthy enough to include.

Re: Someone should add a column to this Wikipedia page about Y-Combinator StartUps: Status

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Someone has gone in and added a "status" column.

Everything in that column should have a date, at least an approximate one. There's too much on Wikipedia that's written in present tense. It should really be called "exit", not "status".

Re: Someone should add a column to this Wikipedia page about Y-Combinator StartUps: Status

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Someone has gone in and added a "status" column. Everything in that column should have a date, at least an approximate one. There's too much on Wikipedia that's written in present tense. It should really be called "exit", not "status".

Awesome. I love wikipedia -- almost as much as I love delegating work :D

Re: Someone should add a column to this Wikipedia page about Y-Combinator StartUps: Status

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Someone has gone in and added a "status" column. Everything in that column should have a date, at least an approximate one. There's too much on Wikipedia that's written in present tense. It should really be called "exit", not "status".

Yeah, I figured it was un-Wiki-ish of me to complain about wanting one and not actually create one. I filled in what I know, but that still leaves a lot of holes.

And I'd like status to include things like funding rounds, usage milestones, etc, because many companies are still thriving without an exit. But you're right, there should be a date on everything.

Re: Someone should add a column to this Wikipedia page about Y-Combinator StartUps: Status

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post #5

Someone has gone in and added a "status" column. Everything in that column should have a date, at least an approximate one. There's too much on Wikipedia that's written in present tense. It should really be called "exit", not "status".

Yeah, I figured it was un-Wiki-ish of me to complain about wanting one and not actually create one. I filled in what I know, but that still leaves a lot of holes. And I'd like status to include things like funding rounds, usage milestones, etc, because many companies are still thriving without an exit. But you're right, there should be a date on everything.

If someone sends me relevant info to the email address listed in my profile I will be happy to throw it into wikipedia.
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