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Let me try to pull some intellectual gratification out of this: A source close to Y Combinator said that the company ended its part-time partners program, whic
by sillysaurus3 9y ago
Let me try to pull some intellectual gratification out of this:
A source close to Y Combinator said that the company ended its part-time partners program, which Thiel was a part of, some time last year. While some other part-time partners moved over to a program called "experts," which provides advice to Y Combinator entrepreneurs, Thiel did not join.
It's legit fascinating to me to watch this in action. Let's say hypothetically you wanted to get rid of Thiel. How could you do that?
"Just form another group, then don't invite Thiel to the new group" didn't even occur to me. That's smart.
Can this be seen as something other than an accusation or a political talking point? I'm trying to make commentary about overall emergent social phenomena. Maybe nobody cares about that, but personally I think group dynamics are really interesting to witness.
- aaronbrethorst 9y ago"Just form another group, then don't invite Thiel to the new group" didn't even occur to me. That's smart. It is also a plot point from The Simpsons. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U7R3hzpfnmw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U7R3hzpfnmw
- derefr 9y agoMind you, by the sound of it, “experts” don’t invest in startups, or steer their direction, but just act as an oracle-like source of answers to questions. Whatever their opinion on Thiel, Thiel himself probably wouldn’t be interested in joining such a group. It’s all responsibility and no power.
- bobsil1 9y ago>”Just form another group, then don't invite Thiel to the new group" Conceptually, this is also how VCs wash out founders.
- Fomite 9y agoAnd how you get rid of employees in settings with tenure.