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He doesn't mean be nice to them even if they have a shitty project. He means don't let the onslaught of launches actually partially sour your perception - use y
by InfinityX0 15y ago
He doesn't mean be nice to them even if they have a shitty project. He means don't let the onslaught of launches actually partially sour your perception - use your un-saturated viewpoint that is then cognizant of the bias saturation imbues - to determine your true opinion of their service.
Which - if still bad then - should be correctly harsh and honest.
- zackattack 15y agoNo, you're wrong. He means be nice to them because they're WITH HIM.
- felipemnoa 15y agoNo, he means, if you are going to criticize something, use constructive criticism. i.e. Don't just say, your product sucks.
- szermer 15y agoWhat he really said was: "I'm usually quite pleased with what comes out of YC. That said, in this competitive market, I don't think that being nice (just because) helps anyone the week after launch. I personally look forward to the day HN tears apart my project so I can say I truly learned something."
- zackattack 15y agoI don't think Paul wants anyone to criticize YC companies. A potential customer asking for changes is different. I am actually not sure there is any value to criticism. "Constructive criticism" seems like a sneaky way to assert authority and drain, without providing any real value.
- jokermatt999 15y agoI didn't downvote you, but I completely disagree. Criticism is telling someone there's something wrong with their project. Constructive criticism is telling someone what specific things should be changed, and in a helpful manner. "Your home page sucks" Criticism, not useful. "You should have a better call to action on your home page. I have no idea what I'm supposed to do here." Constructive criticism, very useful. It tells someone what's wrong so that it can be fixed. If they're very nice, they'll add a suggestion too. It's foolish to ignore someone's advice just because they're criticizing your project. Often times, if they're criticizing civilly, it's because they want the project to succeed. If you brush them off as "haters", you're just doing yourself a disservice. Honestly examine all criticism you receive. Yes, plenty of it will be useless criticism from people who want to bring you down, but if you don't pay attention to the ones that care, you're throwing away valuable advice and only hurting yourself.
- zackattack 15y agoThe more critics the better! Let my fans vote with their wallets!