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https://www.ycombinator.com/ethics/ https://www.ycombinator.com/ethics/ > Some examples of ethical behavior we expect from founders are: > ... > - Not using
by jefftchan 11y ago
https://www.ycombinator.com/ethics/ https://www.ycombinator.com/ethics/
> Some examples of ethical behavior we expect from founders are:
> ...
> - Not using misleading, illegal or dishonest sales tactics.
> ...
Does this mean Parker is no longer a YC Founder, if the allegations turn out to be true?
- Implicated 11y agoI have a feeling it doesn't exactly work that way... How would someone be un-YC'd?
- calbear81 11y agoMeaning, ex-communicated from the YC network. Not be invited back to YC as a mentor, no demo day invites, etc.
- iaw 11y agoI don't think any of their sales tactics fell under "misleading, illegal, or dishonest." It was their California pre-certification practices that was blatantly illegal.
- jsprogrammer 11y agoWouldn't they have represented that their employees were properly certified for the business they were engaging in?
- ceejayoz 11y agoWell, that still falls under the "Not behaving in a way that damages the reputation of his/her company or of YC" and "Generally behaving in a professional and upstanding way" rules listed on that page.
- FireBeyond 11y ago"Our brokers were not properly trained and licensed by the state for the products we were selling" certainly sounds sales related to me.
- jorgecurio 11y agoAlls well in the Good Ol' Country Club
- j_s 11y agoAsk the founder of Airbnb... guessing the answer is still no.