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Re:Startup Lessons by spencerfry on Monday November 17, 2008 @12:35AM (#366607)
Who is Matt Maroon? I see his blog posts always get a lot of attention here. Just a quick bio would be appreciated!
Re:Startup Lessons by markessien on Monday November 17, 2008 @03:40AM (#366703)
He's the Kim Kardashian of YCombinator - you are not really sure why he's famous, but for some reason everyone seems to be paying attention to him.
Re:Startup Lessons by alaskamiller on Monday November 17, 2008 @04:14AM (#366717)
Does he have a fat ass or a sex tape?
Re:Startup Lessons by fallentimes on Monday November 17, 2008 @08:25AM (#366831)
I guess that's better than being the Paris Hilton of YCombinator.

However, I wouldn't call any YC founders "famous".

Re:Startup Lessons by mattmaroon on Monday November 17, 2008 @05:39PM (#367460)
I don't know who Kim Kardashian is, so I'll just take that as a compliment.
Re:Startup Lessons by markessien on Monday November 17, 2008 @06:28PM (#367511)
Read more MediaTakeOut. You'll know with time, oh yes, you'll know with time...
Re:Startup Lessons by mattmaroon on Monday November 17, 2008 @09:45PM (#367736)
I have a feeling that in this case, ignorance is bliss.
Re:Startup Lessons by markessien on Tuesday November 18, 2008 @06:55AM (#368151)
Actually, on a more serious note, I'm disappointed that you don't know who she is. If you want to be an entrepreneur, then you need to be aware of things that are outside of your field. You need a diversity of information, not just pre-filtered information.

You don't need to follow her antics, but being totally unaware of her shows a serious hole in your exposure to popular culture, which would make me wonder how you can create a product for the masses, when you are not aware of what media they are consuming.

You see what I'm saying?

Re:Startup Lessons by matt1 on Monday November 17, 2008 @01:13AM (#366631)
Poker player gone YC entrepreneur gone HN hero FTW.
Re:Startup Lessons by luckystrike on Monday November 17, 2008 @03:31AM (#366697)
Also writes some of the most wittiest comments on HN. But for some reason, most of them get downvoted. :-)
Re:Startup Lessons by spencerfry on Monday November 17, 2008 @01:59AM (#366658)
What was the startup?
Re:Startup Lessons by rnesh on Monday November 17, 2008 @02:56AM (#366684)
Re:Startup Lessons by mattmaroon on Monday November 17, 2008 @05:40PM (#367465)
I started a company that was funded by YC. It's Blue Frog Gaming, and our first product is Draftmix.com