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Hmmmmm. "We are entrepreneurs that want to give back to the community, by making it easier to get access to early feedback by experts. You can always reach out
by corry 8y ago
Hmmmmm. "We are entrepreneurs that want to give back to the community, by making it easier to get access to early feedback by experts. You can always reach out for more info."
My read: "we're not YC alum ourselves", since that would obviously be the first thing they'd say to engender trust.
Funny how that changes how I think about this. If they are in the YC family already, definitely more trust. YC alum abide by a certain code. If these guys aren't YC alums -- just some random guys -- then very different implication.
I personally wouldn't use this unless these guys are verifiably YC alums themselves. Otherwise, if you're an applicant - would you really want to trust some random dudes with your plans for world domination? If you're a YC alum - do you really want to pour time into something with unclear motivations and actors?
My $0.02. Probably being too cynical.
Edit: Ooof, the "I’m an investor, can I access your user base? The short answer is maybe." doesn't make me feel any better. Seems pretty counter to the YC spirit for there to be a side-hustle on paying-it-forward / helping each other.
- pbreit 8y agoYeah, I'm surprised there wouldn't be any mention at all of at least one person who is involved. Also, is it free?
- aloukissas 8y agoYes, it's a free, no-hidden-agenda, community effort.
- cornellwright 8y agoAlso I wonder how they authenticate the "alums" who sign up. Who's to say it's not someone posing as a founder from a YC company after setting up a plausible gmail address?
- tlrobinson 8y agoFrom the website: How do you verify that reviewers are YC alumni? At this point, we personally invite them to volunteer as reviewers. We may add more verification steps such as Twitter and/or AngelList account linking in the near future.
- aloukissas 8y agoVerification is a hard issue, as one can imagine. We're exploring dropping the double-blind review part (making it optional) if both parties consent to that.
- rpm33 8y agoBang on! "I’m an investor, can I access your user base? The short answer is maybe.", sounded very shady. Not sure I can trust them with some very personal information.
- aloukissas 8y agoHi there! I've really tried to be very upfront that we'll _never_ share any info (even emails) without prior consent. If this is not clear in the FAQ, this is a failure on my end.