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Spend some time on the internet and that will change quickly. There's always enough stupid to go around and astound you. Either this guy is full of bs and is
by jward 19y ago
Spend some time on the internet and that will change quickly. There's always enough stupid to go around and astound you.
Either this guy is full of bs and is an attention whore, or YC's interview process has just been validated. Anyone with ethics like those I wouldn't want to invest my time, money, and support into either.
- nostrademons 19y agoIt's this guy: http://news.ycombinator.com/comments?id=9965 http://news.ycombinator.com/comments?id=9965 Personally, I think he was joking, but I can understand why PG banned him. Potential YC companies have to trust that YC is not going to blab their secrets across the net; YC's informal commitment to confidentiality is all they have, and a lot more than most VCs give. It's all rendered moot if one of the other applicants sells their secrets to the highest bidder. Joking or not, it's not something you want to suggest that you'd do, given how much it matters to others.
- Sam_Odio 19y agoWhat was he banned from? It looks like he's still posting on News.YC. I guess banned just means YC has decided not to invest in the guy, permanently? At least it looks like he learned from his mistakes, props to him for being so honest about it.
- rms 19y ago"I guess banned just means YC has decided not to invest in the guy, permanently?" Yes... I was probably a bad candidate for Y Combinator anyways, so it was a good decision on their part.