This is actually wrong and surprising to hear from PG. For the most part, life is hackable. Sure, being the “real deal,” whatever that is, is great. But most of

This is actually wrong and surprising to hear from PG. For the most part, life is hackable. Sure, being the “real deal,” whatever that is, is great. But most of “success” in life (again, whatever that is) comes from hacking. (And luck.) Look at WeWork, for instance, one of the greatest and most successful hacks of our time. YC itself became a hack as soon as it acquired useful signal. If you’re optimizing for success, you should teach students to hack more not less.