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Curious about the story behind applying to YC as a founder and ending up as a moderator for hacker news.
by ipsum2 3y ago
Curious about the story behind applying to YC as a founder and ending up as a moderator for hacker news.
- dang 3y agoStartup in W09, worked on it for 4 years, started saying no to pg about moderating HN, ran out of money, needed a job, said yes to pg about moderating HN.
- speps 3y agoSeems like it was a needed option for you at the time. Are you still enjoying it? Waiting for someone to take the baton?
- tptacek 3y agoYou all talk about the work Dan does moderating this place, which, fair enough, but "Launch HN" is low key one of the coolest jobs in startups. The before/after on what those launch posts become after Dan gets involved would knock you out. A sibling comment asked him what his comp was (which is very funny) but it's a question with a simple answer: whatever he's getting, it's probably not enough.
- jedberg 3y ago> whatever he's getting, it's probably not enough. I mean, all YC employees get to participate in the fund, so he's got a small piece of every YC startup, including the ones that he helps with Launch HN. So in a sense he has a lot more control over his comp than most employees.
- elevatedastalt 3y agoHow much are you paid for this job? Is this your only source of income?
- toomuchtodo 3y agoIs this the only path to the job?
- dang 3y agoIn the sense that wanting the job is disqualifying, yes.
- toomuchtodo 3y agoA reasonable and logical litmus test. Thanks for sharing.
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- skilled 3y agoThe Lonely Work of Moderating Hacker News https://www.newyorker.com/news/letter-from-silicon-valley/the-lonely-work-of-moderating-hacker-news https://www.newyorker.com/news/letter-from-silicon-valley/th... —— https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20643052 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20643052 - Aug 2019 (777 comments)