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Alexis is not the tech industry. This is a guy doing a book tour. And as for SOPA, while some companies opposed it, the opposition to it was far more grass-ro

by pg 13y ago

Alexis is not the tech industry. This is a guy doing a book tour. And as for SOPA, while some companies opposed it, the opposition to it was far more grass-roots than the support for it.

selmnoo 13y ago
Isn't this submission about Y Combinator joining him on that book tour? > We’re thrilled to announce that Y Combinator will be joining Alexis Ohanian on the road starting next week for the Without Their Permission tour. I think this is how a lot of people here will inevitably read this: The most famous startup incubator is going to be joining Alexis, a well-liked guy, Reddit cofounder, on a tour to promote his book (and by extension, the personalities of the participating parties themselves -- this is just the nature of promotion tours, you don't just raise the profile of a book, album, or movie, you're also raising the profile of the parties involved). The first three stops are Harvard, MIT, Tufts. At each stop there are successful YC alums telling budding entrepreneurs that YC is the way to go. Something I don't necessarily disagree with because I like YC, I'm just pointing out that it's perhaps a bit disingenuous to reduce what's going on here to "just Ohanian's book tour".
- kn0thing 13y ago
  Sorry this wasn't more clear, but this is a 150+ stop booktour: http://withouttheirpermission.com/tour-dates http://withouttheirpermission.com/tour-dates It's not limited to just the stops where there'll be YC members.
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rayiner 13y ago
From YC's blog: "The tour celebrates Alexis’s recently published book, Without Their Permission, a 'blueprint and rallying cry for entrepreneurship.'" Ohanian's message is: "you don't need 'their' permission to found a tech start up." No, of course you don't. You have the full weight of "their" support. Admittedly, Ohanian isn't the tech industry, but he's hardly the only one playing the underdog card. I guess it helps with recruiting or something.

by pg 13y ago

Alexis is not the tech industry. This is a guy doing a book tour. And as for SOPA, while some companies opposed it, the opposition to it was far more grass-roots than the support for it.

selmnoo 13y ago

Isn't this submission about Y Combinator joining him on that book tour? > We’re thrilled to announce that Y Combinator will be joining Alexis Ohanian on the road starting next week for the Without Their Permission tour. I think this is how a lot of people here will inevitably read this: The most famous startup incubator is going to be joining Alexis, a well-liked guy, Reddit cofounder, on a tour to promote his book (and by extension, the personalities of the participating parties themselves -- this is just the nature of promotion tours, you don't just raise the profile of a book, album, or movie, you're also raising the profile of the parties involved). The first three stops are Harvard, MIT, Tufts. At each stop there are successful YC alums telling budding entrepreneurs that YC is the way to go. Something I don't necessarily disagree with because I like YC, I'm just pointing out that it's perhaps a bit disingenuous to reduce what's going on here to "just Ohanian's book tour".

kn0thing 13y ago
Sorry this wasn't more clear, but this is a 150+ stop booktour: http://withouttheirpermission.com/tour-dates http://withouttheirpermission.com/tour-dates It's not limited to just the stops where there'll be YC members.

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rayiner 13y ago

From YC's blog: "The tour celebrates Alexis’s recently published book, Without Their Permission, a 'blueprint and rallying cry for entrepreneurship.'" Ohanian's message is: "you don't need 'their' permission to found a tech start up." No, of course you don't. You have the full weight of "their" support. Admittedly, Ohanian isn't the tech industry, but he's hardly the only one playing the underdog card. I guess it helps with recruiting or something.