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I disagree with some of the other commenters about the nature of Mr. Ceglowski's candidacy. I do not think it is a protest vote. I voted for him, and I cannot i
by hawkice 10y ago
I disagree with some of the other commenters about the nature of Mr. Ceglowski's candidacy. I do not think it is a protest vote. I voted for him, and I cannot imagine what I would protest -- I've loved PG's essays and read Hacker News for years.
I think the corporate-BS-avoiding, efficient and useful product built, not on design, but on a valuable service which successfully competed against mega-corp offerings is the core of what YC has been about since the start. It's not about rapidly increasing headcount. It's about _delivery_. And I think it's clear who leads the pack in that regard.
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- YuriNiyazov 10y agoIdlewords himself said that he is hoping to attract protest votes in that Apply thread. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11441720 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11441720 It's necessary to have been around for a decade to understand what the protest vote is, exactly. PG's advice circa 2009 was "get to ramen profitability", which is what idlewords did. AFAIK, PG has never reversed himself on that stance. The protest vote might be something along the lines of "YC now encourages startups to chase valuations rather than get to ramen profitability". It's unclear to me that the latter is true, but that's certainly the perception.
- idlewords 10y agoSmall correction: I am actually now udon profitable.
- YuriNiyazov 10y agoYou should probably try to eat less carbs.
- steveklabnik 10y ago"Shirataki profitable" just doesn't quite have the same ring, as much as I love them.
- astrange 10y agoPersonally, I eat the toppings and leave the noodles behind.
- w1ntermute 10y agoWe're all looking forward with great interest to your progress to tempura, sushi, and eventually (God willing), Kobe beef profitability.