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Re:Sincere Apologies to Paul Graham and the Y Combinator Tea... by jkent on Wednesday April 16, 2008 @05:49PM (#165685)
So what is to be done about this?

I assume one of your main distinctive features is unique to YC - you.

Surely by continuously refining the detail you can be one cycle ahead of the competition - possibly shortening the 'application open' window.

Why not release more data on your successes. They can't copy that.

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Re:Sincere Apologies to Paul Graham and the Y Combinator Tea... by pg on Wednesday April 16, 2008 @09:25PM (#165857)
I don't think we have to do much about it. Copies are never as big a problem as they seem.
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Re:Sincere Apologies to Paul Graham and the Y Combinator Tea... by Kaizyn on Wednesday April 16, 2008 @09:54PM (#165878)
Releasing more data would just give the competition something else to copy. Instead, YC could build a 'one click' application process and patent it.

Seriously though, YCombinator could always franchise their system. That way, they at least profit when others use the fruits of their labors.

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