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I oppose the authors assertions because 1. PG wrote a lisp book, practically invented Bayesian spam filtering, and is working on a new programming language. How
by budu3 19y ago
I oppose the authors assertions because
1. PG wrote a lisp book, practically invented Bayesian spam filtering, and is working on a new programming language. How much more hacker cred does he need?
2. Unlike record companies YC doesn't own the IP of the companies they fund, as far as I know. In the music biz it's common place for the record company to own publishing rights to your material.
- Tichy 19y agoTotally agree - also I am not aware of any essays written by music industry bosses encouraging you to start a band. They would be more likely to tell you that you don't compare to mainstream act xyz, so you better get lost. In fact I suppose PGs essays would make good reading for forming bands, too - isn't a band a kind of startup as well?
- mattmaroon 19y agoAlso YC does not have a history of ripping off both its "musicians" and its customers. And as far as I know, they've never sued anyone who used any product they've launched.