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Re:The Business of Saving the World on Thursday July 10, 2008 @07:59PM (#243060)
I read this article long time back. Amazing read! Shows how important having good (read genuine) set of core values are and how important the "Do Good" principle is in today's world.

The problem in today's world is the menace of ego, actions and decisions coming from ego-driven values. PG talked about "Doing good", but where does one draw the line between good and bad? As long as the ego controlled mind exists and controls all our actions and decisions, the "Doing good" principle will be merely reduced to just another mechanism for satisfying the ego's ulterior motives.

I might be sounding a bit idealistic here, but what do you guys think?

Ask YC: What do you think of niche social networks?

Posted by ericc on Wednesday October 10, 2007 @01:35AM
from the self-post dept.

a. What do you guys think of niche social networks?b. What about a niche social network as the only feature of a site?c. What about a niche social network as one of the features among a host of different features on a site?d. Is there any stigma associated with the words "social network" in the VC / Angel community, now that there are thousands of these popping up each day?

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Re:What does news dot YC do with posts that are obsolete? on Friday May 04, 2007 @05:35PM (#19548)
Is http://nycs.bigheadlabs.com/ the only way to access those posts that are not linked anymore?

You must have an API that gets you access to these unlinked posts, correct?

Re:Branding on the cheap: 99 tips for poor web startups on Thursday May 03, 2007 @03:11PM (#19080)
Nice, this resource is also useful for team members wearing multiple hats, and they need something quick to come up to speed, and also offers a holistic perspective to marketing/branding. .
Re:Who should be CEO? on Friday April 13, 2007 @01:28AM (#12461)
Makes perfect sense for a 2-3 member startup, where all the founders wear multiple hats and structuring the different efforts seems like an important undertaking.
Re:Who should be CEO? on Friday April 13, 2007 @12:52AM (#12453)
Makes sense!
Re:Who should be CEO? on Friday April 13, 2007 @12:52AM (#12452)
How much of a role do investors have in deciding the CEO?
Re:Who should be CEO? on Thursday April 12, 2007 @11:09PM (#12435)
How did you guys decide about this? A very important and sensitive question, but if you guys can give some insight on this, that would be great!!
Re:Y Combinator's WriteWith Launches - Collaborative Blogging on Thursday April 12, 2007 @05:47PM (#12357)
Nice!! The book looks interesting! Thanks for the recommendation!!
Re:Executive management decision for your Startup - When/How? on Thursday April 12, 2007 @04:12PM (#12327)
When is the latest that a startup needs to think about the executive management? When does one decide on who the CEO should be? And what is the best way to go about it? Thanks!