Above is a worthy question and one decent answer to it. I don't think Conway is disinforming here, but he probably is indeed giving names of more well-known com

Above is a worthy question and one decent answer to it. I don't think Conway is disinforming here, but he probably is indeed giving names of more well-known companies and keeping some newer names closer to his chest. I'd say Conway is also behind the HN curve because of what he does. An angel usually comes into the picture months or years after the team has formed and a few ideas have been hatched, iterated, and pivoted upon. So my answer to the question is, probably YC and its clones, and a few companies like Google who work very hard at fostering innovation - the common thread being a focus on picking good people.