Virtualmin Founder Joe Cooper Explains Y Combinator to Slashdot Trolls

Re:Virtualmin Founder Joe Cooper Explains Y Combinator to Sl... by gyro_robo on Monday May 14, 2007 @09:46PM (#22102)

I might buy that if he didn't write an article right after the last round justifying nonselection of people as "measurement error" between those at the tail end of the talent cutoff. http://paulgraham.com/judgement.html

My question is how many of the start-ups selected wouldn't have done anything if they hadn't made the cut? I think most of the non-selectees switch gears and do something else instead, like school.

Relatedly, how many of the people who were selected had success primarily because of their YC link rather than because of impressive technology? Reddit certainly seems to be one of them, and the "big success" so far.

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Re:Virtualmin Founder Joe Cooper Explains Y Combinator to Sl... by whacked_new on Monday May 14, 2007 @10:59PM (#22110)

I think it's usefulness over technology. I'd wager that chances of any of the YC funded startups are outsmarting entire departments in the behemoth companies, technology-wise, are close to nothing.

I'd say it's like the restaurant business. There are many cooks out there, but not all can make a nice shop with the right ambience, right furniture, etc.

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Re:Virtualmin Founder Joe Cooper Explains Y Combinator to Sl... by gyro_robo on Tuesday May 15, 2007 @02:01AM (#22146)

Very insightful!

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