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Re: I Am Sam Altman, President of Y Combinator. AMA

#41

Post by kasps » Fri, Mar 18, 2016, 8:36 PM UTC

I haven't yet come across a YC partner I didn't like. How do you screen for niceness in an interview? Any heuristics?

#42

Post by sama » Fri, Mar 18, 2016, 8:36 PM UTC

jennykaypollock wrote: post #40

What's the best way to find a cofounder if you've already graduated from college?

Work at a large tech company or a fast-growing startup.

#43

Post by faraazn » Fri, Mar 18, 2016, 8:37 PM UTC

What does a company lose by getting into YC Fellowship over YC Core?

#44

Post by rachellaw » Fri, Mar 18, 2016, 8:37 PM UTC

How much is the bias against startups that have been to other accelerators? What are the benchmarks for progress in those cases?

#45

Post by siddarthvik1 » Fri, Mar 18, 2016, 8:38 PM UTC

Is YC interested in high altitude drones for high speed communications?

#46

Post by ryderj » Fri, Mar 18, 2016, 8:38 PM UTC

Are we any more/less likely to be accepted if our team is straight out of University?

#47

Post by gmarx » Fri, Mar 18, 2016, 8:39 PM UTC

Did you really get scurvy when you were in YC?

#48

Post by [deleted] » Fri, Mar 18, 2016, 8:40 PM UTC

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#49

Post by benhamner » Fri, Mar 18, 2016, 8:42 PM UTC

How much traffic per day does hacker news typically get?

#50

Post by jennykaypollock » Fri, Mar 18, 2016, 8:43 PM UTC

What would you be doing if you weren't running YC?