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Have you bought any flash drives recently?
Plenty, you can get killer USB3 flash drives now. USB3 really is the Dropbox moment for flash drives.
I'm in Europe and I just polled a whole bunch of friends, anyone using these companies and got a resounding NOPE.
I just polled a bunch of US friends too and they say the same. Sure, purely anecdotal.
But for me, none of these have changed the world.
Maybe if you worship at the alter of YC or a wannabe Paul/Jessica groupie or liberal/progressive fantasist then I guess you totally buy into that.
Transformed is really a total stretch.
I'm still laughing after listening to that interview.
Waiting for the down-votes and I'm sure this will be flagged as it will upset some thin-skinned people who live in a (tech) bubble.
Great interview, I think Jessica was the secret sauce that made YC so good.
This entire video series is about inspiring people with a side benefit of illustrating what makes YC special.
Compare this to content by other accelerators (of which there are many). It's not a lecture nor a recital of advice. It's a series of relatable and personable stories with a consistent theme. Start with "Why" you do something, not how or what.
Jessica is awesome. That said, this part near the beginning, where Sam says... >>Sometimes they create a small success, and sometimes they create these companies that really transform the world, and YC has been very fortunate to be involved in a lot of these, Airbnb, Dropbox, Stripe, the list goes on. I mean... really? OK, I'll grant you Airbnb, but Dropbox "transformed" the world?
Have you bought any flash drives recently?
This is how you do great content marketing and branding. This entire video series is about inspiring people with a side benefit of illustrating what makes YC special. Compare this to content by other accelerators (of which there are many). It's not a lecture nor a recital of advice. It's a series of relatable and personable stories with a consistent theme. Start with "Why" you do something, not how or what.
I do think they are keeping this profile in purpose. Jessica mentioned one of the things she wished she had done earlier is start YC's outreach earlier and cast a wider net with more partners. I interpreted this as her saying, this is what has worked wonders, I wish we had done more of it.
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Plenty, you can get killer USB3 flash drives now. USB3 really is the Dropbox moment for flash drives.
Agreed. It takes <60 seconds to back-up all my personal files to a reformatted USB3 thumb drive I can stash in a safe. I only ever use them from one PC. Dropbox is good for collaborating but I think the "use from any device" benefits are a little bit overplayed. How many PCs and cell phones do people really do work on?
I have to agree with you there. I'm in Europe and I just polled a whole bunch of friends, anyone using these companies and got a resounding NOPE. I just polled a bunch of US friends too and they say the same. Sure, purely anecdotal. But for me, none of these have changed the world. Maybe if you worship at the alter of YC or a wannabe Paul/Jessica groupie or liberal/progressive fantasist then I guess you totally buy i…
"Changing the world" is an ambiguous concept, but you can't say it hasn't had an impact on cities across the world.
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Plenty, you can get killer USB3 flash drives now. USB3 really is the Dropbox moment for flash drives.
Agreed. It takes <60 seconds to back-up all my personal files to a reformatted USB3 thumb drive I can stash in a safe. I only ever use them from one PC. Dropbox is good for collaborating but I think the "use from any device" benefits are a little bit overplayed. How many PCs and cell phones do people really do work on?