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How conscientious is YC for not noticing that this particular random company was not in the least bit conscientious?

• tptacek 2y ago
  That's the question I'm asking you. How seriously are you taking the idea that YC should have screened for something like this?
  • DonHopkins 2y ago
    More seriously than my joke about how they should have screened out companies whose names were anagrams of "Rape". I personally think they shouldn't fund bullshitters, or sociopaths either, but if their spreadsheets tell them that startups run by bullshitters and sociopaths make them more money, then who am I to tell them how to invest? If sociopathic behavior is worthy of investment, then maybe aspiring YC applicants could pre-emptively impress YC investors and signal their political alignment by sending death threats to the appropriate people, then demonstrating what flowery insincere non-apology apologies they can write, an extremely valuable skill in the industry! (Extra credit for tweeting said non-apology apology as a garishly animated video with kinetic typography in Comic Sans!) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39223766 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39223766 https://www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/garry-tan-tech-exec-angry-tweet-die-slow-supes-18635493.php https://www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/garry-tan-tech-exec-a... https://x.com/CodeFryingPan/status/1840464744626675719 https://x.com/CodeFryingPan/status/1840464744626675719 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kinetic_typography https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kinetic_typography
    • tptacek 2y ago
      Do you really think they have a spreadsheet they're using to pick who to interview?