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"I think that there’s a culture at YC that just making money isn’t that interesting." That's a tad disingenuous. I'm sure "anymore" might clarify it, but it's
by themartorana 10y ago
"I think that there’s a culture at YC that just making money isn’t that interesting."
That's a tad disingenuous. I'm sure "anymore" might clarify it, but it's easy to say when you are rich.
- mattkrisiloff 10y agowell fwiw, I'm a staff member, wouldn't consider myself rich, and that culture is what keeps me wanting to work there--I'd be pretty bored if it was more like a traditional VC firm.
- themartorana 10y agoFair enough. Apologies if that felt disrespectful. It just seemed silly language to me, especially in light of the program focusing on how money can alleviate the majority of poverty's struggles.
- nickfromseattle 10y agoI think it enhances the message of the BI experiment. The folks at YC have enough money to allow pursuit of their interests. Another poster quoted a study indicating there are 50 million people below the poverty line in America. If bills were not a concern, how could those people impact society by following their interests in entrepreneurship, science, literature, art, etc?
- dwaltrip 10y agoI don't think one needs to be rich to find meaning in such a notion.