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COVID having forced you to be remote is not enough to validate this constant preaching from SV leadership (and only leadership - no one without millions in equity ever lobbies for this) that nothing can replace in person.
The fact that Paul Graham compares it to communism is fitting for so many reasons.
> Before covid, founders often asked us to run YC remotely so that they would't have to move to SF to participate. We never did…[we feel justified in our decision] Completely ignoring the founders who still have to move, apparently?
It's a risky investment strategy to put so much emphasis on AI startups. Not only do you have the already volatile nature of early-stage software companies (which YC is of course used to), but this is a bet on whether machine learning, chiefly LLMs, are going to continue to outperform other technologies and become sustainable to run. There's no question in my mind that 'Open'AI is subsidizing the vast majority of LLM…
It's a risky investment strategy to put so much emphasis on AI startups. Not only do you have the already volatile nature of early-stage software companies (which YC is of course used to), but this is a bet on whether machine learning, chiefly LLMs, are going to continue to outperform other technologies and become sustainable to run. There's no question in my mind that 'Open'AI is subsidizing the vast majority of LLM…
@dang, please change the root link to the nitter thread.
YC is a one-trick-pony. If you have a simple product, it can guide you to get users, investors and to scale it up. But don’t expect anything else. It would not help, if you are outside of that scenario. It easily can screw you, by using any product ideas that you’ve refined and sharing these freely with a relevant startup in the batch.
It's a risky investment strategy to put so much emphasis on AI startups. Not only do you have the already volatile nature of early-stage software companies (which YC is of course used to), but this is a bet on whether machine learning, chiefly LLMs, are going to continue to outperform other technologies and become sustainable to run. There's no question in my mind that 'Open'AI is subsidizing the vast majority of LLM…
I guess what you are saying is buy calls for Nvidia
Wow, even the bleeding edge, move fast and break things, disruptive crowd has reaffirmed one tradition: "in-person is the best." I think this settles it. WFH is less productive.