YC tried this at some point. Just hire white guys that seem "bright" on paper but can't come up with any idea whatsoever, see where it goes. Spoiler: it didn't

YC tried this at some point. Just hire white guys that seem "bright" on paper but can't come up with any idea whatsoever, see where it goes. Spoiler: it didn't go anywhere. The story on HN is still here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3700712 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3700712 but the link is 404 https://www.ycombinator.com/noidea.html https://www.ycombinator.com/noidea.html