I Am Sam Altman, President of YC Group. AMA • Hacker News Board

Re: I Am Sam Altman, President of YC Group. AMA

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Post by charlesyost » Tue, Sep 27, 2016, 11:01 PM UTC

My partner and I think search engines will look and feel completely different in the future, thus we're working on this next generation.

Do you agree with this? How do see these evolving?

Re: I Am Sam Altman, President of YC Group. AMA

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Post by konas » Tue, Sep 27, 2016, 11:01 PM UTC

sama wrote: post #47

konas wrote: post #30

We happen to match up with your RFS for city-related to startups. Do we need to tie this into your RFS beyond checking the box on the application?

Great! No, please just do that.

Thanks! Just saw the RFS list changed, but we match another category.

Re: I Am Sam Altman, President of YC Group. AMA

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Post by [deleted] » Tue, Sep 27, 2016, 11:02 PM UTC

polmersgh wrote: post #45

Will you fund a startup that has no idea about monetizing, like AI research companies?

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Re: I Am Sam Altman, President of YC Group. AMA

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Post by sama » Tue, Sep 27, 2016, 11:03 PM UTC

palakz wrote: post #29

What are the chances of a Subsidiary in getting accepted to YC? Have you had any case like this previously? P.S.: I'm talking about a case where only the subsidiary has applied for YC and that subsidiary is making a different product than what the parent company is making.

I guess I'm not opposed, but I'm not sure we've done it before. Generally we don't like complexity though, so we'd want to be sure you're truly an independent subsidiary.

Re: I Am Sam Altman, President of YC Group. AMA

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Post by sama » Tue, Sep 27, 2016, 11:04 PM UTC

kfish15 wrote: post #43

If you were in early 20's, what 5 things would you deem most important to work on to help the world?

What matters here is what _you_ deem most important--don't live someone else's life.

But for fun, here is my list:

•AI

•Biotechnology, especially anti-ID and anti-aging.

•Energy

•Better governance

•Education

Re: I Am Sam Altman, President of YC Group. AMA

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Post by hindsightbias » Tue, Sep 27, 2016, 11:04 PM UTC

Does the YC Group provide any psychological counseling/guidance/referals for attendees? Does it feel any responsibility to?

Re: I Am Sam Altman, President of YC Group. AMA

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Post by LifeOfRio » Tue, Sep 27, 2016, 11:05 PM UTC

sama wrote: post #54

LifeOfRio wrote: post #42

What will be included in the Startup Class MOOC? How will the MOOC differ from the previous Start-Up Class?

I'm going to work on the course plan next month. It will hopefully be more 'hands-on' and like a YC batch.

Thanks Sam.. I think I have an idea of what it'll look like

Re: I Am Sam Altman, President of YC Group. AMA

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Post by sama » Tue, Sep 27, 2016, 11:05 PM UTC

charlesyost wrote: post #61

My partner and I think search engines will look and feel completely different in the future, thus we're working on this next generation. Do you agree with this? How do see these evolving?

It would be surprising if they don't change, but I haven't thought enough about it to have any strong belief about where they're going.

Re: I Am Sam Altman, President of YC Group. AMA

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Post by hashnsalt » Tue, Sep 27, 2016, 11:06 PM UTC

What visa do international founders apply for when they are selected to join YC? And those who decide to stay in the US and establish their startup here after the 3-month time period, what immigration options do they have?

Re: I Am Sam Altman, President of YC Group. AMA

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Post by sama » Tue, Sep 27, 2016, 11:06 PM UTC

310BrownGuy wrote: post #25

Hi Sam. Can you explain the process for considering a Non-Profit a little bit more? A friend and I naturally think that we have a significant value proposition in the non-profit sector with everything other than the technical part flushed out thus far. EDIT: Particularly if there is potential synergy with a business component as well?

For non-profits, we're looking for large impacts on the world. A lot of the evaluation criteria--how good the founders are, how good the idea is--are the same.