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One suggestion: adding a quick filter by batch year or industry would make it easier to browse. Sometimes I want to see what's new in a specific space like AI or dev tools.
“A formidable founder is one who seems like they’ll get what they want, regardless of whatever obstacles are in the way.” Dictator is another name.
Isn't there something better to aspire to?
“A formidable founder is one who seems like they’ll get what they want, regardless of whatever obstacles are in the way.” Yeah, especially laws and regulations.
“A formidable founder is one who seems like they’ll get what they want, regardless of whatever obstacles are in the way.” Dictator is another name.
That also struck me as a pretty weird quote to highlight. Someone who "seems like they’ll get what they want" sounds more like a bully more than a persuader or value creator. Isn't there something better to aspire to?
“A formidable founder is one who seems like they’ll get what they want, regardless of whatever obstacles are in the way.” Dictator is another name.
Earlier quoted context omitted.
Were OpenAI in a batch though? If not, I think maybe OpenAI deserves a mention but after companies that were actually in a batch. Typography looks great though, animations are smooth, /formidable founder' is original and it's nice seeing Jared Friedman - he was super friendly and acted as a company champion when I applied in 2016.
I don't think a "fair" ranking of companies with a nexus to YC is really the goal of the page. YC invested in OpenAI; their logo goes on the page. Also, hard to argue that the founders of OpenAI lacked YC credentials. :)
In addition YC Research didn’t send their pledged funds to OpenAI:
https://archive.ph/20230518211335/https://techcrunch.com/202...
> According to federal tax filings, at least one of the named donors, YC Research, never gave a single dollar