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I Am Sam Altman, President of Y Combinator. AMA

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

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Post by aakashnigam »

TheSixCents wrote: post #606
aakashnigam wrote: post #188

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Hi DilipKumar, Some unsolicited advice. Starting company = solving lots of problems (product, market, tech, hiring etc etc.) See Immigration as just one of these. Canada, with much easier immigration policies (Toronto/Vancouver) can be your base to build and validate your prototype and later move to valley. In the age of Internet, geographical boundaries cannot prevent good ideas/products from happening.

Umm Why are you acting like Canada is just Toronto and Vancouver? Montreal is a better place for startups than Vancouver.

Sorry, my bad for missing it out. Montreal/Waterloo are equally great.

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Post by Clectasteve »

nikcub wrote: post #560
redtri wrote: post #399

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Jason is the only investor I've worked with that treated me simply as a founder, not a "female founder." This alone is a reason that new YC entrepreneurs should have access to working with him. He sets an example of how entrepreneurs should be treated. Jason has seen me at my worst, when I was ready to throw in the towel and battling with my board and generally having a tough, tough time, and I left the meeting with…

You are one of 7 brand new accounts created since this thread was posted who have left comments praising Jason: https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=supergeek18 https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=vincentc https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=Clectasteve https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=ericzli https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=rushtix https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=redtri https://news.ycombinator.com/u…

Or is it just support because we feel it is due

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Post by Clectasteve »

_un3v wrote: post #517
BinaryIdiot wrote: post #221

Hey Sam, Any comment regarding Jason Calacanis being banned from YC's upcoming demo day? Jason tweeted[1] his side but didn't know what the YC side of it was and was curious. [1] https://twitter.com/Jason/status/710176806184349696

a suspicious number of people seem to have signed up just to comment here...

Signed up to support Jason as he supported us. To be honest I hadn't even heard of this forum before.

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

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Post by Clectasteve »

_un3v wrote: post #517
BinaryIdiot wrote: post #221

Hey Sam, Any comment regarding Jason Calacanis being banned from YC's upcoming demo day? Jason tweeted[1] his side but didn't know what the YC side of it was and was curious. [1] https://twitter.com/Jason/status/710176806184349696

a suspicious number of people seem to have signed up just to comment here...

Signed up to support Jason as he supported us. To be honest I hadn't even heard of this forum before.

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

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Post by roberthaydock »

BinaryIdiot wrote: post #221

Hey Sam, Any comment regarding Jason Calacanis being banned from YC's upcoming demo day? Jason tweeted[1] his side but didn't know what the YC side of it was and was curious. [1] https://twitter.com/Jason/status/710176806184349696

If you ban Jason you are missing one of the most founder friendly investors out there. We were a part of Jason's latest incubator class and I have a close friend going through YC right now. Our experience with Jason was amazing and the access to top tier investors in a small setting with only 6 other companies on a weekly basis was an experience that can't easily be replicated. It definitely accelerated our business and once Jason is an investor he is on your side and will work tirelessly to give you the best opportunity possible to succeed.

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Post by jasonmcalacanis »

rushtix wrote: post #521
BinaryIdiot wrote: post #221

Hey Sam, Any comment regarding Jason Calacanis being banned from YC's upcoming demo day? Jason tweeted[1] his side but didn't know what the YC side of it was and was curious. [1] https://twitter.com/Jason/status/710176806184349696

I've found Jason to be an extremely supportive, honest and loyal investor. He is very supportive of early stage founders and excels at leveling you up to the next stage. The first time I saw Jason in person was at a Founder Institute session. He told is own story of struggle/success/failure/success. It was one of the most moving things I've ever witnessed. This guy has heart and has been in the trenches doing the wor…

Love speaking at Adeo's FI... such an open program.

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Post by jasonmcalacanis »

Clectasteve wrote: post #380
BinaryIdiot wrote: post #221

Hey Sam, Any comment regarding Jason Calacanis being banned from YC's upcoming demo day? Jason tweeted[1] his side but didn't know what the YC side of it was and was curious. [1] https://twitter.com/Jason/status/710176806184349696

Nothing but positives about Jason, I was in the last Launch class. I was away from my family for 4 months. Jason invited me to thanksgiving and when my family did arrive we had play dates with his family. Post Launch he could easily cut us loose and focus on the top 1% of his portfolio. He doesn't do that, he is incredibly loyal and helpful. Some people just don't like that he likes to win but he doesn't do it at the…

you've worked really hard with Morgan Spurlock to get http://www.clect.com/ to launch. Marketplaces are hard, but it's clear you're making massive progress.

well worth checking out their launch video https://angel.co/clect-collect-together/

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Post by jasonmcalacanis »

vincentc wrote: post #426
BinaryIdiot wrote: post #221

Hey Sam, Any comment regarding Jason Calacanis being banned from YC's upcoming demo day? Jason tweeted[1] his side but didn't know what the YC side of it was and was curious. [1] https://twitter.com/Jason/status/710176806184349696

Jason has been nothing but supportive, helpful, and encouraging towards us personally, and our business. He has made himself extremely available, and has invested much of his time in doing this.

thanks pal... we are all in this together!

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Post by jasonmcalacanis »

ericzli wrote: post #525
BinaryIdiot wrote: post #221

Hey Sam, Any comment regarding Jason Calacanis being banned from YC's upcoming demo day? Jason tweeted[1] his side but didn't know what the YC side of it was and was curious. [1] https://twitter.com/Jason/status/710176806184349696

Jason is one of the greatest investor. Without him, we would not have moved to the Bay Area, would not have made great progress in product and strategy over 3 months. He is honest and helpful.

thanks eric...
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