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I imagine Peter Thiel is on a small list of people that could leave YC and start an incubator on par. Probably best to keep him around. p.s. We also never know

by orik 10y ago

I imagine Peter Thiel is on a small list of people that could leave YC and start an incubator on par. Probably best to keep him around. p.s. We also never know how many individuals at YC personally hold views closer aligned with thiel or with sama or somewhere else completely who don't make a statement because they're not as bold / don't want to stick their name out.

drewrv 10y ago
He does have something similar, in the Theil Fellowship. I don't think they're too scared of competition, YC says that they receive more qualified applicants than they could accept.
CalChris 10y ago
Doubtful. He has the funds to be sure but incubators are many and good ones are few. He'd be hella late to the game.
- User23 10y ago
  He has the ear of the President of the United States. I don't know how to put a price on that, but I'm positive it's worth a lot.
  - pmoriarty 10y ago
    "Those who play with the devil's toys will be brought by degrees to wield his sword." -- Buckminster Fuller
stevens32 10y ago
Could he? There's probably a very large intersection between the group of people who would be great start up founders and those who adamantly oppose the political views of the current administration.