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How important is for YC founders to be ethical in a world that cares mostly about financial success, profit margins, exponential growth, etc? Think Theranos, Ze
by danielonco 10y ago
How important is for YC founders to be ethical in a world that cares mostly about financial success, profit margins, exponential growth, etc? Think Theranos, Zenefits et al.
- sama 10y agohttps://www.ycombinator.com/ethics/ https://www.ycombinator.com/ethics/
- clydethefrog 10y agoSo the answer is not that much - as long as it doesn't damage the image of YC it's okay.
- forgottenpass 10y agoAnd the points listed seemed to be about maintaining productive working relationships among colleagues - not ethics. Funny choice of topic for an ethics page.
- BrandonM 10y agoI don't think that's a fair assessment (I'm not affiliated with YC in any way). I think that: > Not using misleading, illegal or dishonest sales tactics. > Keeping your word... and: > Generally behaving in a professional and upstanding way. cover more ground than you imply. While it might not hurt for them to take a few more stands (e.g., "ensure the integrity of customer data", "don't be a net drain on public resources"), I think it would be a bit difficult to add a lot more ethical requirements without getting overly industry-specific and excessively lengthy.