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Re:Y Combinator deletes posts after a startup's demo goes viral by LarsAlereon on Tuesday February 25, 2025 @10:07PM (#43180171)
What even is the the point of VC vetting if companies like this make it through?
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Re:Y Combinator deletes posts after a startup's demo goes viral by bediger4000 on Tuesday February 25, 2025 @10:48PM (#43180387)
Making even more money?
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Re:Y Combinator deletes posts after a startup's demo goes viral by walrus01 on Wednesday February 26, 2025 @12:21AM (#43180887)
'chart goes up and to the right' seems to excuse a great many lapses in morality in the modern era.
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Re:Y Combinator deletes posts after a startup's demo goes viral by ori_b on Tuesday February 25, 2025 @11:07PM (#43180496)
What do you think VCs are vetting for?

(Hint, it's potential for profit, not ethics.)

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Re:Y Combinator deletes posts after a startup's demo goes viral by prododev on Tuesday February 25, 2025 @11:09PM (#43180511)
What do you think the purpose of VC vetting is? It's right there in the name: Capital. You know the thing they optimize for is capital, right?
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Re:Y Combinator deletes posts after a startup's demo goes viral by 7e on Tuesday February 25, 2025 @11:16PM (#43180540)
YC doesn’t vet. It’s a sweatshop for startups. They need volume. For this reason, YC cohorts have always been full of wankers. Er, “wantrepreneurs”.
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Re:Y Combinator deletes posts after a startup's demo goes viral by brendoelfrendo on Tuesday February 25, 2025 @11:22PM (#43180569)
Ha! The sweatshop for startups has finally produced a startup that wants to help sweatshops grind their workers into dust. The circle is finally complete!
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Re:Y Combinator deletes posts after a startup's demo goes viral by disqard on Wednesday February 26, 2025 @12:01PM (#43185555)
More of a "fractal", if you ask me, but there's definitely a similar pattern here:

Wanting to maximize profits by squeezing work out of less-fortunate people, efficiently, and at scale.

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Re:Y Combinator deletes posts after a startup's demo goes viral by yencabulator on Saturday March 01, 2025 @01:59PM (#43222429)
The circle will complete when the co-op spaces install this new system so startup founders can watch their employees. And then the circle will make another loop and VCs can watch the startup founders.
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