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I bet there is no one in the world who understands more about the intricacies of early stage startup finances. She should write a book.

windsurfer 14y ago
Why?
- alan_cx 14y ago
  I thought people valued information sharing?
  - djt 14y ago
    Probably not as much as Y Combinator enjoys making millions off of her knowledge. It's a competitive edge so i doubt that it will come out until after everyone else figures it out.
    - pg 14y ago
      Do you really think we are so ruthlessly mercenary? Actually I thought it was a good idea.
      - wisty 14y ago
        Or that her competitive edge would be lost. If anything, she'd be more valuable, as (many) of the startups would know what she wants them to be doing, and investors will know what to expect.
      - djt 14y ago
        I look forward to the book then!
    - diziet 14y ago
      I don't think YC is in only to 'make millions'. I also don't think pg would be writing essays or fostering a community like HN just for commercial interest, startups are a way to make the world better.
      - clicks 14y ago
        While I don't disagree with the point that pg is not out to just make loads of money -- he's obviously a really smart guy who has richer pleasures to enjoy than what money can provide, I do disagree with the stated premise that pg does not have a commercial interest in fostering a community like HN. Whether intended or not, it's probably a profoundly important component to yc's branding. Not to mention, it is an absolute goldmine for attracting developers for the startups yc funds (it's not a stretch to see jobs posts as ads of sorts -- the higher the quality of HN's userbase, the higher the quality of potential candidates). It is also an avenue for the startups it funds to gain recognition (e.g., Priceonomics recently started a blog that arguably caters to a very HN-minded audience, indeed starting a blog is an extraordinarily compelling method of advertising the existence of something). Not that I have a problem with any of that of course -- so long as there's interesting content for me to read I'll stick around. :)
        diziet 14y ago
        I agree that HN is important to YC's branding - I just don't think it is the primary reason for HN's existence.

windsurfer 14y ago

Why?

alan_cx 14y ago
I thought people valued information sharing?
- djt 14y ago
  Probably not as much as Y Combinator enjoys making millions off of her knowledge. It's a competitive edge so i doubt that it will come out until after everyone else figures it out.
  - pg 14y ago
    Do you really think we are so ruthlessly mercenary? Actually I thought it was a good idea.
    - wisty 14y ago
      Or that her competitive edge would be lost. If anything, she'd be more valuable, as (many) of the startups would know what she wants them to be doing, and investors will know what to expect.
    - djt 14y ago
      I look forward to the book then!
  - diziet 14y ago
    I don't think YC is in only to 'make millions'. I also don't think pg would be writing essays or fostering a community like HN just for commercial interest, startups are a way to make the world better.
    - clicks 14y ago
      While I don't disagree with the point that pg is not out to just make loads of money -- he's obviously a really smart guy who has richer pleasures to enjoy than what money can provide, I do disagree with the stated premise that pg does not have a commercial interest in fostering a community like HN. Whether intended or not, it's probably a profoundly important component to yc's branding. Not to mention, it is an absolute goldmine for attracting developers for the startups yc funds (it's not a stretch to see jobs posts as ads of sorts -- the higher the quality of HN's userbase, the higher the quality of potential candidates). It is also an avenue for the startups it funds to gain recognition (e.g., Priceonomics recently started a blog that arguably caters to a very HN-minded audience, indeed starting a blog is an extraordinarily compelling method of advertising the existence of something). Not that I have a problem with any of that of course -- so long as there's interesting content for me to read I'll stick around. :)
      - diziet 14y ago
        I agree that HN is important to YC's branding - I just don't think it is the primary reason for HN's existence.