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What's wrong with using the already expressed intentions of the community, as expressed by the upvotes on each submission, as the 'final say'? You should give
by gyardley 10y ago
What's wrong with using the already expressed intentions of the community, as expressed by the upvotes on each submission, as the 'final say'?
You should give the money to Pinboard.
- danieltillett 10y agoAs much as it would be a good investment for YC, I think the fellowship program is not the appropriate program for Pinboard.
- jrpt 10y agoThere are a lot of interesting ideas in the submissions, so I wouldn't be surprised if Pinboard is one of them. It seems like an interesting pick. Personally, if I could only pick one, I'd pick Eat My Dust - Home testing for dangerous materials. I know there's products that do this already, but I think there's a lot more that could be done.
- tptacek 10y agoI don't understand how YC could not invest in Pinboard, given the opportunity.
- overcast 10y agoThe thing is, what does Pinboard actually need? It's a lean one man operation, and has a viable subscription model. Why would that person want VC money?
- idlewords 10y agoI like money!
- overcast 10y agoIt's not your money!
- narrowrail 10y agoI do not understand the point of this comment at all. Everybody doing 'Apply HN' is looking for outside capital. Pinboard has a loyal following that would probably be interested in additional value being added to it.
- bbcbasic 10y agoI think it is clear. When someone invests in your business, it is not your money. It belongs to the business and is there to help the business grow.
- crzwdjk 10y agoPlus, how else are you going to pay Delicious' AWS bill if you actually succeed in buying it?
- saturdayplace 10y agoHis actual response when a YC partner sincerely offered to work with Pinboard: > I feel like after seven years, I have a pretty good sense of what bookmarking/archiving needs people have, but am at the limits of what I can personally build. If the votes swing my way, I'd be happy to have a good-faith conversation with you.[0] [0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11441978 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11441978
- CameronBanga 10y agoPersonally, the 20k is a steal when you imagine the tweets and blogposts that will come from Maciej given that he is out through the YC process.
- educar 10y agoSteal for whom? You?
- 100k 10y agoIt cost $37,000 to send Maciej to Antartica to write about it. At $20,000 for the YC Fellowship, it seems like an absolute steal. I for one would love to see the results of this experiment.
- pedalpete 10y agoMy understanding of the Fellowship was to fund very early ideas, not to just be a way to sneak into YC funding. The problem which I understood the Fellowship to be addressing is that so many later stage companies apply to YC that it is very difficult for a pre-revenue company to compete. If YC 'should' invest in Pinboard, why not invest as part of YC and not YC Fellowship?
- tptacek 10y agoIf you read the YCF page, Pinboard hits basically all the criteria: - Single founder, not a large group - Hasn't raised any outside capital - Working on idea full time. He's even local to YC! The YCF page says you don't need traction to apply. It doesn't say you can't have traction. Moreover, it turns out that the funding structure for "Apply HN" is "YCF terms". But that doesn't mean "Apply HN" and "YCF" are the same concept. Finally, isn't Pinboard basically running away with the HN vote for "Apply HN" at this point?
- pedalpete 10y agoGood points. I understand that Apply HN and YCF are not the same concept, but I was under the impression that Apply HN applications were going to take 2 YCF positions.
- bbcbasic 10y agoLinky: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11441480 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11441480