Ask HN: How has the image/reputation of YC changed in the last 1 year?

Posted by bschmidt44 on Monday March 17, 2025 @11:03AM
from the ask-hn dept.

Overall do people have more or less respect for YC now vs last year?

What is causing the trend (if there is one)?

Is it censorship? Exclusivity at YC?

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Re:Ask HN: How has the image/reputation of YC changed in the... by mtmail on Monday March 17, 2025 @11:12AM (#43389418)

Unchanged for me, and I don't know what the questions are implying.

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Re:Ask HN: How has the image/reputation of YC changed in the... by bschmidt44 on Monday March 17, 2025 @11:23AM (#43389529)

Should be straightforward. I get mixed opinions on YC from both extremes.

I've heard YC's "exclusivity" used as the reason it's the best, and the reason it's the worst.

Just curious what the community thinks.

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Re:Ask HN: How has the image/reputation of YC changed in the... by timeon on Monday March 17, 2025 @11:55AM (#43389866)

> both extremes

What are both? One would think that there are multiple extremes in the world. What is the context here?

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Re:Ask HN: How has the image/reputation of YC changed in the... by bschmidt44 on Monday March 17, 2025 @12:02PM (#43389928)

Damn downvoted just for asking hahahah

Don't bother answering, there's no point in trying to have rational discourse here.

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Re:Ask HN: How has the image/reputation of YC changed in the... by timeon on Monday March 17, 2025 @12:24PM (#43390151)

(Do not need to answer. Just wanted you to know I was not downvoting.)

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Re:Ask HN: How has the image/reputation of YC changed in the... by bschmidt45 on Monday March 17, 2025 @01:31PM (#43390807)

They banned the account just now.

Thanks for letting me know that

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Re:Ask HN: How has the image/reputation of YC changed in the... by slater on Monday March 17, 2025 @01:43PM (#43390924)

Your "44" account isn't banned

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Re:Ask HN: How has the image/reputation of YC changed in the... by bschmidt46 on Monday March 17, 2025 @02:47PM (#43391592)

Oh it was, thanks for letting me know

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Re:Ask HN: How has the image/reputation of YC changed in the... by actionfromafar on Monday March 17, 2025 @11:24AM (#43389541)

Has it changed since Doge?

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Re:Ask HN: How has the image/reputation of YC changed in the... by bschmidt47 on Monday March 17, 2025 @03:31PM (#43391975)

Yes

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