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I consider each day that I don't apply to YC an instance of ignoring pg.

• Confusion 16y ago
  If you don't want/need investment money, you're ignoring him in a passive way. It's a side effect of another decision/fact. Everyone can list examples of not caring about something pg wrote/said, because it doesn't apply to him. This post is asking for instances where people actively move counter to his advice.
  • hasenj 16y ago
    PG advices people to get funds from VCs and whatnot. Actually he doesn't do it explicitly, he just sort of assumes it's the only thing to do; it's the default thing to do! In pretty much the same way that the rest of the world (and many of our parents/family/friends) assume that getting a job is the only option we have after finishing college. By not applying to YC, you're saying that you can bootstrap yourself. http://gettingreal.37signals.com/ch02_Fund_Yourself.php http://gettingreal.37signals.com/ch02_Fund_Yourself.php