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- rokhayakebe 18y agoIt would be nice to see YC do a mini round, maybe funding 3 to 5 non-profit with a Humanitarian goal.
- lemonysnicket 18y agoa world-changing idea does not need to be not-for-profit. this is one of the biggest misconceptions out there -- an idea that solves a problem for a sub-group of humanity, does not need to run under an NGO/non-profit umbrella.
- mixmax 18y agoThe incentive for submitting a great idea is sharply diminished by the fact that you don't get to have a say at all in the implementation of it. The project doesn't adhere well to the psychology of altruism.
- sspencer 18y agoYeah, I was thrilled with the $10 million available for funding until I realized that I wouldn't actually get to work on my brilliant idea. Watching someone else realize my dream project would be like some bizarre form of torture. I'll just do it myself...
- ivankirigin 18y agoI'm a busy guy. I have ideas that have nothing to do with what I'm working on. I'd LOVE to just tell someone and let them do the work. Credit would also be nice :)
- Allocator2008 18y agoI'm not buying. As Howard Roarke, the protagonist in 'The Fountainhead' says, "The world is perishing from an orgy of self-sacrificing." We don't need more altruism or nobless-oblige. We need more innovation. Google, who all but started the cloud computing model, is a leader in innovation. They should stick with what they are good at, technological innovation, and not have some kind of save the world guilt trip. The world benefits most by a Google that is focused on the one thing they are great at: search and a cloud computing dev environment. Don't save us, google. Just keep up the good work. That way, by benefiting from your technology, we can save ourselves. :-)
- einarvollset 18y agoYeeeeess.. Let's have companies focus solely on shareholder value. That's working out so well lately.
- JulianMorrison 18y agoWhere is their shareholder value now? And, are we not left clinging like shipwrecked sailors to those companies who successfully guarded their shareholder value?
- einarvollset 18y agoNope, we're left clinging like shipwrecked sailors to the Federal Reserve.
- JulianMorrison 18y agoDo you think the Fed is the economy? Those notes the Fed is churning out are promises against the future work of Americans. Just printing without profit makes you Zimbabwe. Government is broke and always has been. It spends what it takes. A government rescue is a private rescue at second hand.
- einarvollset 18y ago
- raghus 18y agoHere's an idea for Google. I don't very much care exactly how they implement it but here's the outline: 1) Let various non-profits like the Red Cross or the Susan Komen Foundation etc. register as 'Recipients' with Google's AdSense program 2) Let website publishers who are (perennially) stuck with sub $100 earnings nominate one of these organizations to receive their AdSense balance- whether it is $0.25 or $99. Bingo! All that money that Google is sitting on gets put to work immediately for worthy causes. Even if Google pays these orgs only when the total exceeds $100, this would help a ton of people around the world.
- lemonysnicket 18y agoI must say I am surprised at some of the comments that have already been left here. I would think a community like HN would be excited to see a project come out of the woodwork like this...at least I was and heck, I've already submitted an idea and may submit a couple more. If, as everyone opines on here constantly, ideas have little to no value, but rather it is the execution of those ideas, why not submit ideas that may have some validity, and let Google essentially play matchmaker and help find the organization, people, and talent to execute on that idea?
- newsit 18y agoTotally agreed, since I red it I've been thinking about ideas of my own to submit. If someone is going to spend 10 Million anyway, why not use the chance and think about all the things that you wish were fixed or improved. Unless you are Superman I doubt it you can fix everything in the world yourself.
- tomek 18y agoand somewhere in fine print it says all submitted ideas are automatically owned by google
- Ardit20 18y agoIt is not selfishness nor altruism. It is their execution. Anyone would be dumb not to see that Google through this project is trying to milk people for ideas for nothing in return. We all want to help that is true (well besides the psychopaths and that's like 2% of the population) but if someone else is profiting from my help, the way Google most probably would, is just hurtfully cheating.