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Reading that article, I can't help but feel like the reporter had decided what he would find before he actually looked for it. The wording is very strong, and t

Reading that article, I can't help but feel like the reporter had decided what he would find before he actually looked for it. The wording is very strong, and the imagery is picturesque, it just doesn't really seem to square with what I've read here and in pg's articles (that the input and advice they give is important, but not controlling some how doesn't conjure the image of a bootcamp in my mind...).

vlad 19y ago
I personally thought it was the best article about Y Combinator that covered everything from start to finish of the ones posted here before. I think the bootcamp analogy refers to how fast everything happens over a period of a couple of months when you first join the military, after which it is usually less hectic. That's a good way of explaining Y Combinator to MSN readers, even if startups continue to have hectic lives for a longer time than that, while somebody could go to an officer school for 13 weeks and then go straight to being responsible for 20-200 adults much older than they are, while startups are still trying to get going. Other than that, I think the article explained very well that most people came up with their own ideas.
jey 19y ago
Reading that article, I can't help but feel like the reporter had decided what he would find before he actually looked for it. The wording is very strong, and the imagery is picturesque [...] This is just how reporters work... after all, they are out to sell a story.
SwellJoe 19y ago
Steven Levy was present at about a third of the dinners during WFP 2007. He did serious research for the article. It is a fair presentation, with a bit of hyperbole thrown in (most likely to satisfy editors). And, he is no mere "reporter". He is Steven Levy, who is among the best technology writers.

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Reading that article, I can't help but feel like the reporter had decided what he would find before he actually looked for it. The wording is very strong, and t

by willarson 19y ago

vlad 19y ago
I personally thought it was the best article about Y Combinator that covered everything from start to finish of the ones posted here before. I think the bootcamp analogy refers to how fast everything happens over a period of a couple of months when you first join the military, after which it is usually less hectic. That's a good way of explaining Y Combinator to MSN readers, even if startups continue to have hectic lives for a longer time than that, while somebody could go to an officer school for 13 weeks and then go straight to being responsible for 20-200 adults much older than they are, while startups are still trying to get going. Other than that, I think the article explained very well that most people came up with their own ideas.
jey 19y ago
Reading that article, I can't help but feel like the reporter had decided what he would find before he actually looked for it. The wording is very strong, and the imagery is picturesque [...] This is just how reporters work... after all, they are out to sell a story.
SwellJoe 19y ago
Steven Levy was present at about a third of the dinners during WFP 2007. He did serious research for the article. It is a fair presentation, with a bit of hyperbole thrown in (most likely to satisfy editors). And, he is no mere "reporter". He is Steven Levy, who is among the best technology writers.