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I was hoping that they would answer the question, rather than just ask, “So where do non-conformists go now?”
by syedkarim 4y ago
I was hoping that they would answer the question, rather than just ask, “So where do non-conformists go now?”
- dasil003 4y agoThey answered it softly by saying "we hope YC can be that place". Softly is the key, because of course you can't actually tell non-conformists where to go, especially once you are an establishment power yourself.
- toomim 4y agoAs soon as you create a place for non-conformists to go, you've created a place for people to conform to. Non-conformists create new places. Yes, it's a tough life.
- whythre 4y agoSure, but I think the question still stands- if the outsiders are going somewhere other than Silicon Valley, where are they going, or what new space is being created?
- mportela 4y agobootstrapping their own companies and projects
- LurkerAtTheGate 4y agoBingo. I, and others I've known, don't fit in California, so we bootstrapped somewhere with a low cost-of-living and fiber-to-the-home with a proper privacy agreement. Many don't have the goal of growth, but subsistence for the nerds - freed from the tyranny of MBAs, spend company and personal time on side projects unrelated to the Business. Some have drawn the attention of the SV crowd - they sold, to YC grads or bigger corpos, and immediately bootstrapped again. The money is a Means only; We just want to solve puzzles and learn things.
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- ChrisMarshallNY 4y agoThat's like when Macy's started selling pre-ripped punk jeans, in the 1980s, and Doc Martens started going mainstream.