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Getting into and surviving top notch elite business schools requires a whole lot of credentials. The guys and gals that spent their lives accrediting themselve

Getting into and surviving top notch elite business schools requires a whole lot of credentials. The guys and gals that spent their lives accrediting themselves with clubs, sports, extracurriculars now want to join in on the entrepreneur revolution David Fincher crafted for them. To do so they're applying their way of "success" to this new field. Because that's all they know. And as long as there's money, there'll be support for these guys. The fervent frothing is a sign of the bubble. You think brogrammers are bad? Welcome the sharks. We've arrived at the jump zone. What's the real life equivalent of flooding Hacker News with Perl articles for 24 hours?

fleitz 15y ago
The real life equivalent is selling MBAs study guides or coaching seminars for their YC application. Put together an e-book and then buy some ad words, the CPC for a Y combinator application is currently estimated at 10 cents per click. Sell the book for $97 with a 30 day money back guarantee if they don't get accepted.
- alaskamiller 15y ago
  I can tell you're a hustler.
- tomblomfield 15y ago
  Something like this? http://www.hyperink.com/Guide-To-Yc-b1093 http://www.hyperink.com/Guide-To-Yc-b1093
- localhost3000 15y ago
  you wouldn't believe what many of the students in top-10 MBA programs paid to "admissions consultants" to get in. we're talking several thousand dollars per application. you can't go through the process without bumping into 'experts' and 'consultants' who will make you sick to your stomach. MBA applicants are an uber-competitive, wealthy population eager to "invest in the future"...in other words, you're onto something. do it.
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- dvdhsu 15y ago
  Yes. HN was once flooded with Erlang submissions to make it look boring. http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=512145 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=512145 As for your comment, I don't understand why you're bringing race in.
- chops 15y ago
  It happened with Erlang a few years ago. http://thinkingnectar.com/2009/hacker-news-is-funny-of-erlangs/ http://thinkingnectar.com/2009/hacker-news-is-funny-of-erlan...

fleitz 15y ago

The real life equivalent is selling MBAs study guides or coaching seminars for their YC application. Put together an e-book and then buy some ad words, the CPC for a Y combinator application is currently estimated at 10 cents per click. Sell the book for $97 with a 30 day money back guarantee if they don't get accepted.

alaskamiller 15y ago
I can tell you're a hustler.
tomblomfield 15y ago
Something like this? http://www.hyperink.com/Guide-To-Yc-b1093 http://www.hyperink.com/Guide-To-Yc-b1093
localhost3000 15y ago
you wouldn't believe what many of the students in top-10 MBA programs paid to "admissions consultants" to get in. we're talking several thousand dollars per application. you can't go through the process without bumping into 'experts' and 'consultants' who will make you sick to your stomach. MBA applicants are an uber-competitive, wealthy population eager to "invest in the future"...in other words, you're onto something. do it.

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dvdhsu 15y ago
Yes. HN was once flooded with Erlang submissions to make it look boring. http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=512145 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=512145 As for your comment, I don't understand why you're bringing race in.
chops 15y ago
It happened with Erlang a few years ago. http://thinkingnectar.com/2009/hacker-news-is-funny-of-erlangs/ http://thinkingnectar.com/2009/hacker-news-is-funny-of-erlan...