4 ms·
There are a few YC technical founders who were fired by their non-tech co-founders for rather flimsy culture reasons. So far YC was pretty hands-off. What mak
by choppaface 11y ago
There are a few YC technical founders who were fired by their non-tech co-founders for rather flimsy culture reasons. So far YC was pretty hands-off. What makes YC think it can be effective at managing researchers? Wouldn't that be much more a function of the YC director(s) of research than the program?
- sama 11y agoWe are extremely hands-off with the companies we fund. These people will actually be part of the YC organization.
- thanatropism 11y ago> There are a few YC technical founders who were fired by their non-tech co-founders for rather flimsy culture reasons. Is the reverse Zuckerberg a thing now? Can you share perhaps one example?
- zt 11y agoThe culture that exists between companies and founders in YC seems a better measurement of YC's success than the culture that exists inside any one of those companies. They run YC after all, not the companies themselves. I have seen some difficult divorces between founders (with various combinations of technical and non-technical), and although some might suggest that YC should arbitrate those disputes more proactively, I think their policy of being willing to talk things through but not vote their shares is the right balance for their relationship with the companies. But YC's success at fostering a positive, supportive culture between companies makes me quite optimistic that they can create a great environment when it's their responsibility.