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Re:Tell HN: Winners of Apply HN for YC Fellowship 3 by brhsiao on Thursday May 05, 2016 @12:24AM (#11633996)
You're saying (a) YC's values are diametrically opposed to yours, (b) your call with Kevin wasn't successful, and (c) YCF isn't designed for companies like yours—but adhering rigidly to the original guidelines you still ought to get your bag of cash.

Basically you tried gaming the system, with your fanbase who voted for you despite your comments like "I will go through YC like a bowling ball," and now you're protesting that YC won't let you. You don't even like YC. May I ask, out of curiosity, why you're doing this?

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Re:Tell HN: Winners of Apply HN for YC Fellowship 3 by idlewords on Thursday May 05, 2016 @12:37AM (#11634031)
It's odd to criticize me for gaming the system given the name of this website.
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Re:Tell HN: Winners of Apply HN for YC Fellowship 3 by brhsiao on Thursday May 05, 2016 @12:44AM (#11634051)
No, that part's fine. But you're protesting that an organization you've more or less openly criticized won't let you game them.
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Re:Tell HN: Winners of Apply HN for YC Fellowship 3 by zorpner on Thursday May 05, 2016 @02:16AM (#11634302)
More specifically, an organization that's willing to burn a huge amount of credibility in order to avoid a tiny investment in an already-profitable (cf pg on ramen profitability) business whose proprietor doesn't fully conform with their arbitrary values. Given this, is the overall diversity of other YC founders any surprise?
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Re:Tell HN: Winners of Apply HN for YC Fellowship 3 by jaredmck on Thursday May 05, 2016 @02:54PM (#11638802)
Tell me about a time you hacked a system.
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Re:Tell HN: Winners of Apply HN for YC Fellowship 3 by jhayward on Thursday May 05, 2016 @04:59PM (#11639632)
I think you should realize that pinboard's very nature and existence is a wonderful hack of the SV and "web 2.0" mindset and ecosystem.
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Re:Tell HN: Winners of Apply HN for YC Fellowship 3 by coldtea on Saturday May 07, 2016 @09:43AM (#11649550)
You'd be surprised to learn than hackers are more than computer guys (even in the original e.g. MIT sense), and systems are far more than computer systems.
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Re:Tell HN: Winners of Apply HN for YC Fellowship 3 by thaumaturgy on Thursday May 05, 2016 @07:13AM (#11635120)
He said he would go through YC "like a bowling ball through a python" ... sometimes you look at an organization that, overall, you like and appreciate, and yet still think it needs a massive dose of fiber.

I genuinely wanted to see what would happen with a YC/Maciej arrangement, and not just for entertainment purposes. I think they might have been good for eachother.

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