Re:Scaling YC
by dang on Tuesday March 23, 2021 @04:45PM
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That doesn't match what YC is doing at all. YC is trying to be a force multiplier to literally anyone in the world with an opportunity to create a great startup. Part of that involves expanding as rapidly as is feasible without breaking the system or diluting the effect. It is about creating wealth, not defending or maintaining it.
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Re:Scaling YC
by rorykoehler on Tuesday March 23, 2021 @10:57PM
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Sure it does. Successful YC companies have become the gatekeepers of the internet.
Sorry, you lost me. I don't see what that has to do with the topic. I also don't see that it's true, but that's probably not the high-order bit.
Re:Scaling YC
by rorykoehler on Wednesday March 24, 2021 @01:25AM
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It has less to do with YC and more to do with the nature of success, network and accumulation of resources. What it has to do with the topic is that it has created an inequality where YC companies have an advantage through access to the network. You just have to look at OpenAI access model to understand how this creates a two tier environment. YC alum can pick up the phone and have access them same day just to fuck around and potentially make a new unicorn business. People on the outside? Good luck. Yes I understand that OpenAI isn’t a YC company but the same will apply to YC companies... OpenAI was just my personal most recent experience.