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I guess some people hope, that high Karma will improve their chances when they apply to Y Combinator. Actually, I vaguely remember a post or essay from pg, whi
by FrojoS 14y ago
I guess some people hope, that high Karma will improve their chances when they apply to Y Combinator.
Actually, I vaguely remember a post or essay from pg, which suggested that one of the reasons to create HN was to assess potentially good founders based on the content they post on HN.
I'm not saying YC is actually skimming applications based on user Karma. But even if they don't, people might believe it.
- brk 14y agoHere's what (relatively) high karma netted me on my YC application: a personalized rejection email (and brief ensuing conversation) from pg. High karma does not make up for an application that does not resonate with the reviewers.
- matwood 14y agoActually, I vaguely remember a post or essay from pg, which suggested that one of the reasons to create HN was to assess potentially good founders based on the content they post on HN. Hahaha. PG should be doing the inverse. If someone is spending enough time on HN to have a really high karma then they aren't spending that time building something.