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Re:Replit used legal threats to kill my open-source project by toyg on Monday June 07, 2021 @01:07PM (#27425059)
Tbh, YC is not a public taxpayer-funded institution: they are free to fund whomever they like, be it nephews, spouses, or relatives.
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Re:Replit used legal threats to kill my open-source project by lapp0 on Monday June 07, 2021 @01:13PM (#27425144)
Of course, but they're liable to damage their reputation as a VC firm if they continue funding garbage without vetting it at all, just cause someone's techbro buddy asked nicely for YC's backing.
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Re:Replit used legal threats to kill my open-source project by moogly on Monday June 07, 2021 @01:15PM (#27425176)
And we're free to call it for what it is: nepotism
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Re:Replit used legal threats to kill my open-source project by bosswipe on Monday June 07, 2021 @08:09PM (#27429013)
Yes but a lot of YC's value derives from their reputation which is given to them by people like us.
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