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The easiest way to See how this applies to your particular situation is to actually watch the lectures and see what resonates with you. A lot of it is common se

The easiest way to See how this applies to your particular situation is to actually watch the lectures and see what resonates with you. A lot of it is common sense that should apply to startups of all sizes that all building something new (vs say, opening a regular business like a restaurant): talk to users, iterate rapidly, work hard, focus...

Mz 9y ago
I would like to know before I invest that kind of time whether or not it is likely to simply be a waste of my time. If I just wanted to watch all of them and decide for myself, I wouldn't need to stick my neck out trying to ask a question that I know is going to be interpreted as rude by many people.
- gscott 9y ago
  It's free, you can take the time to sample it on YouTube otherwise you just look ungracious. Plus to say that you are going to be so enlightened by the first video that the rest must be just as great rules out the possibly in video 3 you make an association that is important to what you are doing.
  - Mz 9y ago
    And telling me my time is worth so little that I should not even be allowed to ask if the content has any hope of being relevant to me is monstrously disrespectful of me and my time. The people at YC don't have to answer this if they find me to be too excessively rude. I would be happy to hear from people who have already watched some of the videos or whatever.
    - tertius 9y ago
      I'm not a VC chasing founder and the content is/was very helpful to me. I just cut out the hockey stick and spending huge to acquire and apply it to my little unsexy niche. So yes I believe it will be valuable. Ignore the parts that you disagree with.
      - Mz 9y ago
        Thank you.
- hueving 9y ago
  Because it is rude. Your examples aren't YC companies and many YC companies are successful that don't produce billionaires.
  - s73ver 9y ago
    It's only rude to the people who believe that unpleasant things shouldn't be talked about.
    - tertius 9y ago
      I think the rudeness isn't about unpleasant things here. But using examples out of context.
      - Mz 9y ago
        I imagine if I had used AirBnB (a YC company) and their legal troubles as an example, it would be considered even ruder. The reality is that an awful lot of companies today seem to be all about the benjamins in a way that isn't healthy for anyone. There is no nice way to say that and say "I would like to not pursue such a business model."
    - hueving 9y ago
      It's not unpleasant, it's just an incorrect premise.
  - Mz 9y ago
    You know, I am homeless. This introduces substantial obstacles to me accomplishing anything. I cannot watch videos with sound in a library. I end up having to jump through a lot of hoops to do anything like watch a video in order to try to further my goals. I am a little burned out on the message I consistently get from people online that I am not allowed to solve my very serious financial problems because I am too poor to afford manners. Meanwhile, everyone seems okay with rich people not caring one whit about my suffering. Me misphrasing something is apparently an offense punishable by potential starvation. So, yeah, I'm kind of bitter about how rich people treat poor people these days. It is generally pretty monstrous.

Mz 9y ago

I would like to know before I invest that kind of time whether or not it is likely to simply be a waste of my time. If I just wanted to watch all of them and decide for myself, I wouldn't need to stick my neck out trying to ask a question that I know is going to be interpreted as rude by many people.

gscott 9y ago
It's free, you can take the time to sample it on YouTube otherwise you just look ungracious. Plus to say that you are going to be so enlightened by the first video that the rest must be just as great rules out the possibly in video 3 you make an association that is important to what you are doing.
- Mz 9y ago
  And telling me my time is worth so little that I should not even be allowed to ask if the content has any hope of being relevant to me is monstrously disrespectful of me and my time. The people at YC don't have to answer this if they find me to be too excessively rude. I would be happy to hear from people who have already watched some of the videos or whatever.
  - tertius 9y ago
    I'm not a VC chasing founder and the content is/was very helpful to me. I just cut out the hockey stick and spending huge to acquire and apply it to my little unsexy niche. So yes I believe it will be valuable. Ignore the parts that you disagree with.
    - Mz 9y ago
      Thank you.
hueving 9y ago
Because it is rude. Your examples aren't YC companies and many YC companies are successful that don't produce billionaires.
- s73ver 9y ago
  It's only rude to the people who believe that unpleasant things shouldn't be talked about.
  - tertius 9y ago
    I think the rudeness isn't about unpleasant things here. But using examples out of context.
    - Mz 9y ago
      I imagine if I had used AirBnB (a YC company) and their legal troubles as an example, it would be considered even ruder. The reality is that an awful lot of companies today seem to be all about the benjamins in a way that isn't healthy for anyone. There is no nice way to say that and say "I would like to not pursue such a business model."
  - hueving 9y ago
    It's not unpleasant, it's just an incorrect premise.
- Mz 9y ago
  You know, I am homeless. This introduces substantial obstacles to me accomplishing anything. I cannot watch videos with sound in a library. I end up having to jump through a lot of hoops to do anything like watch a video in order to try to further my goals. I am a little burned out on the message I consistently get from people online that I am not allowed to solve my very serious financial problems because I am too poor to afford manners. Meanwhile, everyone seems okay with rich people not caring one whit about my suffering. Me misphrasing something is apparently an offense punishable by potential starvation. So, yeah, I'm kind of bitter about how rich people treat poor people these days. It is generally pretty monstrous.