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I know someone who did because they had grown quite a bit since they had originally applied to YC. I guess Quora demonstrates how you can never be too big for YC, though :)

Sebastian Thrun calls the MOOC medium "not a good fit" for everyone. Thoughts?

This specific quote from Sebastian Thrun in a Fast Company article deeply concerned me: "These were students from difficult neighborhoods, without good access to computers, and with all kinds of challenges in their lives," he says. "It's a group for which this medium is not a good fit." I can't be the only one who is disillusioned by this conclusion. I strongly believe that the...

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Ask HN: What annoys you about the way recruiting currently works?

It feels as if there are some major problems with the way recruiting currently works. LinkedIn is becoming an increasingly common tool for recruiters, but it doesn't remove many of the annoyances from the process (especially for those being recruited.)What are you biggest complaints about the cutrent system? I'm looking for both perspectives (those from employers/recruiters and those from...

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