Yes right, "chips", as casino chips that you can play.Sorry I don't want to be a game spoiler but:When valuations run high, you can see the balloon coming. I don't say that Net 2.0 is the balloon. But I can see a few balloons.So you want to place your bets for Facebook. Ok. Due credit for a game changer.Huge Member community? I agree. But let's face it 500 million active ain't not.And what...
However as already mentioned by other users, it is normal for people that are closer to YC, to cause a viral effect for people they know.
I suppose that what we have to consider(as general users of this site), is if we get valuable information from this site. I have been reading HN for about 2 years and I believe, it has been a good source of information. As all sources of information you have to consider the articles that are more relevant to you. Being "top" ranked in HN will not make your startup/application better if it doesn't benefit the user.
For people asking on what is the big difference to do something outside a major innovation hub, this is something been discussed so many times. In fact this question is self-contradictory, because the guy that wrote it, reads HN a SF news incubator, which in fact started off from another city and moved to SF! They should have an idea why they did that. In fact they explained how beneficial this move was.
Now off course there are other hubs of innovation, but everyone has his own reasons for deciding.
Besides it is not very polite to post an IP, either it is from YC or not.
I am following a link from member boh to : A return to Stupidland: Ten years after the dotcom boom (independent.co.uk)It's a nice personal account of appreciating lessons from the past. I believe PG has written that there is no bubble. I have to agree on that statement.The dotcom bubble had totally different characteristics from today's upward shift. One can easily understand this difference...
I am not saying that some articles do not deserve to have a better chance of reading, relevant to popularity. Instead I believe it would be valuable to Hacker News to have more informed readers. Otherwise there is a big chance that the "popularity" ranking can be mishandled for a number reasons, from people trying to have a "top" posting.
I am reading Hacker News for the last 2 years. It's been a really good source of information relevant to tech and startups, which I am interested. Recently I became a member to ask a question. Not much feedback came back except from some kind advice from PG.My next submission involved an analysis about the future of YC, which got only one feedback.>> Who are you?Quite a way to handle an...
Your comments are welcomed, but if you don t have much time for that, a feedback of the form a,b,c to the question:YC: From Incubator to a) Biz Franchise? b) VC ? c) Biz practical Education ?'is going to help get a sense of how the YC change affects its culture.-------------------------OK before starting, I want to clarify that I really like and respect what PG and his team does with YC.What...
OK before starting, I want to clarify that I really like and respect what PG and his team does with YC.What I would like to mention is that after the latest development of funding every YC team (http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/11_10/b4218038672660.htm), YC has changed the business model that is following. I do not know if this is planned change or a result of trust and appreciation...
Do you know of any StartUp friendly Law Firm in San Francisco. I am talking about Firms that do not charge 700-1000$/hour. I would appreciate feedback from people that you have worked with.