What (or who) are you currently reading?
The last two books I read were Sapiens and The Supermen (given to be by @dang). Highly recommend both.
Please, you have to also tell us the authors if you really want to recommend them.
I am Sam Altman, President of Y Combinator – AMA
461–470 of 559 posts
Re: I am Sam Altman, President of Y Combinator – AMA
#462Isn't raising money a form of validation of your product/idea
Getting paid by customers for you product is an even better form of validation :-)
But yeah it is, many people here have obviously fear of rejection because of this.
Re: I am Sam Altman, President of Y Combinator – AMA
#463Earlier quoted context omitted.
The age aspect is interesting. Although the age of Nobel laureates has been steadily increasing, so has the 'gap' between discovery and award. [1] It's partly due to the amount of learning needed to contribute meaningfully, so starting earlier is always better. It's not that hard to get access (perhaps not unfettered) to research labs in high school. In grade 10, I talked to a professor at UCLA and started coding phy…
Yes, the best most often start early. But unlike math and physics, disciplines like biomedical research are very resource intensive which leads to older talent as well. My BS was in physics, and I was coding for peer-reviewed research just over a year into my undergrad. In biotech, things are very different. It's typical for investigations that culminate in a scientific paper to take a couple of years and hundreds of…
Discriminating on age is a poor strategy. Sure, it's an easy, stereotypical judgement to make, but that doesn't mean it's good.
You need to look at the individual you are evaluating. What were their experiences?
Re: I am Sam Altman, President of Y Combinator – AMA
#464Is there a place for Tarsnap at YC? Applying for YC funding doesn't make sense for several reasons: 1. I want to be king, not rich; everything I hear tells me that YC pushes companies to grow fast and increase their valuations, and that's something I fundamentally don't care about. I know that I'm stubborn enough that this would just result in a lot of frustration on both sides. 2. Tarsnap doesn't need the money. It'…
Aren't you going to get bored of Tarsnap one of these days?
Re: I am Sam Altman, President of Y Combinator – AMA
#465Re: I am Sam Altman, President of Y Combinator – AMA
#466Is there a place for Tarsnap at YC? Applying for YC funding doesn't make sense for several reasons: 1. I want to be king, not rich; everything I hear tells me that YC pushes companies to grow fast and increase their valuations, and that's something I fundamentally don't care about. I know that I'm stubborn enough that this would just result in a lot of frustration on both sides. 2. Tarsnap doesn't need the money. It'…
Aren't you going to get bored of Tarsnap one of these days?
Probably at some point, sure. But I doubt it will be any time soon.
Re: I am Sam Altman, President of Y Combinator – AMA
#467Hi Sam, I am a recent transplant from FL to seattle to work for a tech company - it was a big move but I feel like it was worth it. Currently I work in more of a technical position but eventually I want to move to more of a leadership position as I see myself interested in driving business and solving logistical and business type issues. My questions in, what can you recommend for someone who wants to transition from…
Move up in your technical position til you get to be a tech lead or a manager.
Re: I am Sam Altman, President of Y Combinator – AMA
#468I'm the president
Re: I am Sam Altman, President of Y Combinator – AMA
#469[deleted]
Re: I am Sam Altman, President of Y Combinator – AMA
#470Can I hack please it's like the coumputer won't give me no money so can you let me hack to get money