It's not that you have to be a hacker, it's that you should be able to justify yourself with contributions. The "YC Way" rejects idea men in favor of people wh

It's not that you have to be a hacker, it's that you should be able to justify yourself with contributions. The "YC Way" rejects idea men in favor of people who get things done. To paraphrase Linus, "Talk is cheap, show us results." By the way, if you picked up a framework and built a business on it, you're close enough to being a hacker.