MOOC = Massive Open Online Course If I had to look it up, I'm sure others are in the same boat.
Was wondering the same thing.
Cheers.
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The handful of blog posts you see here on HN are not representative of the whole batch. The majority of companies that we fund have zero alumni connections. To me, this is actually one of the most important features of YC: the application process is completely open and we fund people from around the world regardless of background. Having graduated from college in Ohio in the 90s I moved here with zero connections and…
An awesome feature certainly. I appreciate the access (and the free teaching we're getting more of soon) :) While I can't dictate what orgs do, it'd be helpful to see some "we applied with zero connections and got in on our strength alone" posts to balance it out.
We applied and got in without any connections whatsoever to YC.
We hadn't ever been to Silicon Valley or to the United States, and no company from our country (Brazil) or even our continent had ever joined YC before us.
Having no connections is no reason not to apply.
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Do you anticipate seed funding for standout fellowship "graduates", especially those in foreign countries?
Yes, many fellowship companies have gone on to raise money or join the core YC program. Our hope is that the same will be true of the MOOC.
Fantastic!
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Do you anticipate seed funding for standout fellowship "graduates", especially those in foreign countries?
sama mentioned "financial aid" below, which sandslash clarified as "The grant will afford founders in more disadvantaged positions an opportunity to focus on their startup.", so it sounds like there will be something along those lines (although whether during or after the course, it's not entirely clear yet).
I wasn't thinking so much in the line of financial aid as funding global entrepreneurship. One of the impressive things I've noted about 500 Startups is their international outlook, where the goal isn't to find startups and bring them to Silicon Valley, but instead to fund them in situ while still providing a bridge to capital and expertise.
TBD how this plays out, but it'll be interesting to watch.
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I'll happily call this out as obvious concern trolling. While you are technically correct (as most concern trolling is designed to be), it's obvious to any reasonable person that referring to an "island of cannibals" to an English-speaking primarily Western audience will call up a specific cultural trope that involves people of color. And now I've spent my order of magnitude more effort pointing out your bullshit tha…
> an English-speaking primarily Western audience Fair point, although it hinges on the assumption that HackerNews is mainly of interest to Westerners who are primarily English-speakers. When it comes to casual assertions of racism - most often the one who smelt it, dealt it.
I am extremely racist so you're did get that right.