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> If anyone hasn't figured it out already, YC is becoming the first 21st century university This is a ridiculous statement, it is nothing like a university.
by phpnode 11y ago
> If anyone hasn't figured it out already, YC is becoming the first 21st century university
This is a ridiculous statement, it is nothing like a university.
- ChicagoBoy11 11y agoYC - Research - https://blog.ycombinator.com/yc-research https://blog.ycombinator.com/yc-research (clearly universities have nothing like this) Over 700 companies have gone on through YC, so they now have a few thousand alums and actively maintain an Alumni network -- really wish universities had something like this! The companies go through the program in cohorts for a set amount of time -- they call these "classes". Not sure if universities have anything of the sort. Sam Altman himself said that soon he "we will have to do something" with respect to housing. Again, nothing like I've seen any university do. My personal favorite, though, is the part where they get everyone to come to dinner together to exchange experiences and whatnot. If only Harvard figured out that they could use their beautiful dining hall for this sort of thing...
- phpnode 11y agoThe things you're describing here are common to many large organisations - is Google a university? Tellingly, you don't mention the primary reason universities exist - to educate, regardless of the profitability of the subject. This is exactly the opposite of YC's primary goal, which is to make money and avoid unprofitable investments.