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wat? sam is known for leading yc if anything

• md_ 3y ago
  Yeah, as the other reply here said, that's what I was referring to with "giving advice." As in, his rep seems (from my distant POV) to be about his acumen as a mentor, not investor. Maybe that's bullshit! Maybe he's just great at picking the right horses! And that's totally a talent on its own, and one deserving of a lot of respect. But it seems like his star was really made on the perception that he knows how to give good advice, which as I said above has a bit of a weird "those who can, do..." vibe to it.
• dustincoates 3y ago
  I assume that's the "into giving advice to aspiring founders" bit.
• jordanb 3y ago
  He went from being basically a failed founder of a YC company to running YC. Then rumors are that he was fired from YC and then somehow went into AI stuff from there. He's one of those guys like Kevin Rose who seems to be able to fail upward again and again. Like every venture is a failure but the person responsible ends up being given even more responsibility and even more money. They're very common in silicon valley for some reason.
  • rightbyte 3y ago
    Probably some sort of self dealing among some insider group.
  • riehwvfbk 3y ago
    There's a guy like that who's been president once and is trying again. So the grandparent post is right: this is the American way.