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Really dislike people who downvote because they disagree, rather than arguing against. Very passive aggressive. Can you expand on the hoop jumping and YC with

Really dislike people who downvote because they disagree, rather than arguing against. Very passive aggressive. Can you expand on the hoop jumping and YC with some specific examples? I'm sincerely curious.

ahoyhere 16y ago
It's all really summed up in "Startup School," don't you think? You have to move somewhere (Cambridge) for 3 mos, for very low resources, and the whole thing just smacks of a system -- for people who claim they want to buck "the system." Sure, it's less controlling than regular investment but a whole lot more than a bank loan.
- limedaring 16y ago
  Actually you move to the Silicon Valley, not Cambridge anymore. Technically, having living expenses to cover 3 mo in SV would make most out-of-state startups happy. :) $17k for 2 founders to last 3 months doesn't seem that bad to me personally, but to each their own.
  - ahoyhere 16y ago
    So, are you interested in "discussion" so you can justify your choices, or did you actually want to know why I didn't do it? "Actually" everything I said is true, because it is about my decision, when I made it.
    - limedaring 16y ago
      Was that vitriol really necessary? I thought your comment was talking about YC as a whole and your opinions on them. I thought I was correcting a mistake on your part about YC today, and then giving a counterpoint. I believe discussions usually consist of two people talking and giving opinions.
      - ahoyhere 16y ago
        If you think that simple question was "vitriol," you're going to have a really rough time running a business. My advice to you is to learn when it's not about you (which is most of the time) so you don't feel everything so strongly.
        limedaring 16y ago
        Look, we got off the wrong foot, and I sincerely apologize for misunderstanding your response about YC to mean YC today. In any case, your products are awesome and I remember seeing Twistori a couple years ago and I totally dug it. Nice job.

ahoyhere 16y ago

It's all really summed up in "Startup School," don't you think? You have to move somewhere (Cambridge) for 3 mos, for very low resources, and the whole thing just smacks of a system -- for people who claim they want to buck "the system." Sure, it's less controlling than regular investment but a whole lot more than a bank loan.

limedaring 16y ago
Actually you move to the Silicon Valley, not Cambridge anymore. Technically, having living expenses to cover 3 mo in SV would make most out-of-state startups happy. :) $17k for 2 founders to last 3 months doesn't seem that bad to me personally, but to each their own.
- ahoyhere 16y ago
  So, are you interested in "discussion" so you can justify your choices, or did you actually want to know why I didn't do it? "Actually" everything I said is true, because it is about my decision, when I made it.
  - limedaring 16y ago
    Was that vitriol really necessary? I thought your comment was talking about YC as a whole and your opinions on them. I thought I was correcting a mistake on your part about YC today, and then giving a counterpoint. I believe discussions usually consist of two people talking and giving opinions.
    - ahoyhere 16y ago
      If you think that simple question was "vitriol," you're going to have a really rough time running a business. My advice to you is to learn when it's not about you (which is most of the time) so you don't feel everything so strongly.
      - limedaring 16y ago
        Look, we got off the wrong foot, and I sincerely apologize for misunderstanding your response about YC to mean YC today. In any case, your products are awesome and I remember seeing Twistori a couple years ago and I totally dug it. Nice job.