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One of the big rules of YC is "being in YC is newsworthy, don't waste that unless you're getting news". YC is awesome, but it definitely causes scrutiny where
by syncretism 15y ago
One of the big rules of YC is "being in YC is newsworthy, don't waste that unless you're getting news".
YC is awesome, but it definitely causes scrutiny where it wouldn't otherwise exist. Having to be a little sneaky with job posts is one of the few downsides of that attention.
Also, we're hiring gourmet code chefs if you prefer them to ninjas.
- blackboxxx 15y agoYC is losing it's cool factor IMO. The startups are a letdown, especially this year. The ideas and business models are weaksauce. They're paraded out like rock bands but haven't earned that distinction with many of us. YC startups aren't newsworthy until they earn it.
- jsavimbi 15y agoBut we're building a Facebook for bartenders and hairdressers as soon as Dispora releases something that works and we can theme it with ads. It's not the Moon landing, but how is that not newsworthy?
- blackboxxx 15y agoAdd taxi drivers to the mix. I've got the theory hairdressers and taxi drivers have a better sense of the moods and attitudes of society than anyone, even politicians. In aggregate, their opinions and predictions might be a peek around the corner of time. I like your idea too (sorta) although I think you'll pivot into a matchmaking service in time.
- jsavimbi 15y agoEvery social app is a dating site.
- dstein 15y agoWhen any company says they want to hire someone who thinks they'rea rock star it actually gauarantees they won't be able to hire the real thing.