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So, Sam's been at this for 2 years, inherited an extremely well oiled machine, and hasn't, as far as I know, accomplished anything extraordinary. Not sure why t

by n72 10y ago

So, Sam's been at this for 2 years, inherited an extremely well oiled machine, and hasn't, as far as I know, accomplished anything extraordinary. Not sure why there's an entire New Yorker piece on him, instead of, say, I dunno, a few paragraphs in the Talk of the Town section. Has there been a New Yorker piece on PG? I googled and didn't find anything. He's the one that put all this together and seems far more deserving of such a thing.

snowmaker 10y ago
Actually, YC has expanded radically under the 2 years Sam has been running it, and all the expansion is purely Sam's doing. If you read the article, it discusses all this in detail.
- n72 10y ago
  I did read the article. I'm sure Sam has done good things. I still don't see anything which warrants a piece in the New Yorker.
  - tim333 10y ago
    It's more the ambition than the prior stuff: >“unlike Google, we grow faster as we get bigger. We could catch them in ten years.” trying to be the biggest tech group in the world can be interesting even if he fails.
anondon 10y ago
> So, Sam's been at this for 2 years, inherited an extremely well oiled machine, and hasn't, as far as I know, accomplished anything extraordinary. What accomplishments did you expect in 2 years? Working towards OpenAI, YC Research, the upcoming MOOC, basic income project, the private city project seem very impressive to say the least. After he has taken over, YC is expanding into new areas, mentioned above, whereas earlier they were focussed on getting the startup program right and expanding to accomodate larger batches.
- n72 10y ago
  The things you list are plans, not accomplishments. And I certainly didn't expect extraordinary accomplishments. I just don't understand what in Sam's history warrants a New Yorker article over, say, that of CEOs who have competently run their business for the last 2 years.
  - AndrewKemendo 10y ago
    You'll probably have an easier time understanding it if you get rid of the idea that publicity/press/attention/investment/anything is based on merit.

by n72 10y ago

snowmaker 10y ago

Actually, YC has expanded radically under the 2 years Sam has been running it, and all the expansion is purely Sam's doing. If you read the article, it discusses all this in detail.

n72 10y ago
I did read the article. I'm sure Sam has done good things. I still don't see anything which warrants a piece in the New Yorker.
- tim333 10y ago
  It's more the ambition than the prior stuff: >“unlike Google, we grow faster as we get bigger. We could catch them in ten years.” trying to be the biggest tech group in the world can be interesting even if he fails.

anondon 10y ago

> So, Sam's been at this for 2 years, inherited an extremely well oiled machine, and hasn't, as far as I know, accomplished anything extraordinary. What accomplishments did you expect in 2 years? Working towards OpenAI, YC Research, the upcoming MOOC, basic income project, the private city project seem very impressive to say the least. After he has taken over, YC is expanding into new areas, mentioned above, whereas earlier they were focussed on getting the startup program right and expanding to accomodate larger batches.

n72 10y ago
The things you list are plans, not accomplishments. And I certainly didn't expect extraordinary accomplishments. I just don't understand what in Sam's history warrants a New Yorker article over, say, that of CEOs who have competently run their business for the last 2 years.
- AndrewKemendo 10y ago
  You'll probably have an easier time understanding it if you get rid of the idea that publicity/press/attention/investment/anything is based on merit.