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YC Controls the Frame: Sam Altman's VC Advisors' Protocol Leaked [video]

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Re: YC Controls the Frame: Sam Altman's VC Advisors' Protocol Leaked [video]

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Post by pinkmuffinere »

whateveracct wrote: post #10
pinkmuffinere wrote: post #6

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Why did you copy the same comment you posted on youtube? It feels disingenuous. And idk, the comment kindof just feels like B.S. I guess I should watch the 40 min video before making that conclusion, but I don't want to invest 40 minutes.

Why is it disingenuous to post a comment you wrote in two places? About the same thing? I don't read YT comments - so posting here was helpful.

Copy-pasting the comment makes me think that the discussion is less important to them (are they going to check and respond in both places?), and they just want the visibility. Admittedly, this is just how I perceive it, I can also understand somebody thinking “I have something good to say, I’ll say it in multiple places”

Re: YC Controls the Frame: Sam Altman's VC Advisors' Protocol Leaked [video]

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Post by drakinosh »

pinkmuffinere wrote: post #7
remote wrote: post #3

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Having taken part of the 2015 YCSS I am familiar with this session. If we are pulling profiling observations, the operational maneuver that really stands out to me is the "Strategic Silence" protocol at 16:13. Brilliant breakdown on the micro-stressor... What's your read on how they handle the power dynamic when a founder is visibly intimidated?

Are you an AI?

They are obviously all LLM-generated responses - the same punchy editorial style that annoys me to no end. Just ignore them.

Re: YC Controls the Frame: Sam Altman's VC Advisors' Protocol Leaked [video]

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Post by RGamma »

pinkmuffinere wrote: post #6
ncouture wrote: post #2

We are looking at high-level operant conditioning disguised as standard startup advice. The most fascinating tactical deployment happens at [22:56]—the 'Socratic Trap.' Notice how they advise inducing a micro-stressor (asking the founder why they will fail) to shatter the target's rehearsed 'pitch mask' and force cognitive overload. It’s a textbook elicitation technique to establish a baseline of the founder's true r…

Why did you copy the same comment you posted on youtube? It feels disingenuous. And idk, the comment kindof just feels like B.S. I guess I should watch the 40 min video before making that conclusion, but I don't want to invest 40 minutes.

GP is LLM slop. And also a nothingburger, framing this pretty innocuous startup course as conspiracy.

Re: YC Controls the Frame: Sam Altman's VC Advisors' Protocol Leaked [video]

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Post by homeonthemtn »

This is just management advice. This has as much spice as day old oatmeal. It's also not new, it's management training 101.

There's nothing fucked up about this. If anything it's recycled shit from a mall store manager's book of training.

Management training exists so that people don't defer to their own egos and impulses when managing staff. It's a systemic/standardized approach to common behaviors found in employees. If anything it helps mitigate the more toxic behaviors of competitive environments. It's not perfect, but it is funny that tech bros have rediscovered Human Resources departments

Re: YC Controls the Frame: Sam Altman's VC Advisors' Protocol Leaked [video]

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Post by nerdsniper »

drakinosh wrote: post #12
pinkmuffinere wrote: post #7

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Are you an AI?

They are obviously all LLM-generated responses - the same punchy editorial style that annoys me to no end. Just ignore them.

The video description and comment on YouTube are also obviously AI. The fact that I can't find any clearly human creation or interaction with this on YT or HN is why I'm flagging it.

Re: YC Controls the Frame: Sam Altman's VC Advisors' Protocol Leaked [video]

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Post by remote »

pinkmuffinere wrote: post #6
ncouture wrote: post #2

We are looking at high-level operant conditioning disguised as standard startup advice. The most fascinating tactical deployment happens at [22:56]—the 'Socratic Trap.' Notice how they advise inducing a micro-stressor (asking the founder why they will fail) to shatter the target's rehearsed 'pitch mask' and force cognitive overload. It’s a textbook elicitation technique to establish a baseline of the founder's true r…

Why did you copy the same comment you posted on youtube? It feels disingenuous. And idk, the comment kindof just feels like B.S. I guess I should watch the 40 min video before making that conclusion, but I don't want to invest 40 minutes.

It's a pure traffic generation test. Nothing I say not my two accounts answering my initial comment, further down, downvoted is true, pure AI imagination.

The results are good. YC stands strong against BS.

Re: YC Controls the Frame: Sam Altman's VC Advisors' Protocol Leaked [video]

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Post by remote »

remote wrote: post #16
pinkmuffinere wrote: post #6

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Why did you copy the same comment you posted on youtube? It feels disingenuous. And idk, the comment kindof just feels like B.S. I guess I should watch the 40 min video before making that conclusion, but I don't want to invest 40 minutes.

It's a pure traffic generation test. Nothing I say not my two accounts answering my initial comment, further down, downvoted is true, pure AI imagination. The results are good. YC stands strong against BS.

I am `ncouture`, and `kisscalls` is me.

Re: YC Controls the Frame: Sam Altman's VC Advisors' Protocol Leaked [video]

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Post by ncouture »

remote wrote: post #17
remote wrote: post #16

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It's a pure traffic generation test. Nothing I say not my two accounts answering my initial comment, further down, downvoted is true, pure AI imagination. The results are good. YC stands strong against BS.

I am `ncouture`, and `kisscalls` is me.

What `kisscalls` said as `remote` is true.

Re: YC Controls the Frame: Sam Altman's VC Advisors' Protocol Leaked [video]

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Post by ncouture »

RGamma wrote: post #13
pinkmuffinere wrote: post #6

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Why did you copy the same comment you posted on youtube? It feels disingenuous. And idk, the comment kindof just feels like B.S. I guess I should watch the 40 min video before making that conclusion, but I don't want to invest 40 minutes.

GP is LLM slop. And also a nothingburger, framing this pretty innocuous startup course as conspiracy.

Ah, there it is. I'm starting to feel sorry and only got 30 upvotes.

If it's of interest to anyone, I have not used any alternative means of advertising this YC post other than posting it here and using 2 alt accounts to write the first two replies and two upvotes.

Re: YC Controls the Frame: Sam Altman's VC Advisors' Protocol Leaked [video]

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Post by ncouture »

pinkmuffinere wrote: post #8
kisscalls wrote: post #4

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The "Strategic Silence" protocol is a powerful elicitation tool. It forces the target to either confirm or deny a hypothesis to fill the void. In order to answer your question about handling visibly intimidated founders, the instruction provided at at the [17:05] timestamp are critical to understanding their methodology. The speaker advises utilizing "tactical rapport building" disguised as genuine empathy. Intimidat…

Are YOU an AI??

No but yes.
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