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Comparing 15 year old companies to 5 year old companies is Apples to Oranges. Compounding makes that sort of meaningless. But if we wanted to offer constructiv
by breck 2y ago
Comparing 15 year old companies to 5 year old companies is Apples to Oranges. Compounding makes that sort of meaningless.
But if we wanted to offer constructive criticism to YC, mine would be:
1. Stop downplaying the importance of craftsmanship.
2. Stop downplaying the contributions of batchmates and overplaying the impact of YC partners/office hours.
3. Stop mooching off public domain without contributing much back.
4. Learn to understand the speed benefits of public domain development/build in public.
5. Stop it with the secrecy; an outdated model. Speed >> secrecy.
6. Stop the censorship!
Or in humorous form:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MpuVyEbqbgU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MpuVyEbqbgU
- high_na_euv 2y ago>Stop downplaying the importance of craftsmanship. Why?
- breck 2y agoCraftsmanship is the most important thing and the key component in all their most successful startups. Oftentimes people enter YC who are still early in their journeys and should be focusing on improving their craftsmanship, rather than focused on raising money.
- eichi 2y agoThey like hackers and craftsmanship. It's about positioning. We cannot compete with large companies on Pokemon battle, i.e who are more competitive or knowledgeable. We should throwaway craftsmanship and stay focusing on solving the problem. That's the few ways we can survive.