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GREAT essay-- I wish everyone would read it. Curious question to PG: At this point, you can have any darn schedule you want-- I imagine your schedule is a com
by webwright 17y ago
GREAT essay-- I wish everyone would read it.
Curious question to PG: At this point, you can have any darn schedule you want-- I imagine your schedule is a combination of personal preference and habit... But do you think that YC (and YC companies) would be more successful if some/all of you adopted manager's schedule?
- pg 17y agoI can't quite have any schedule I want. In 2003 I could. Now I have a wife and a kid and YC. I don't think YC would be more successful if one of us switched to the manager's schedule. VCs like to meet with one another all the time to learn about tech trends and hot deals. But we don't need to rely on other investors for either of those. The only people we really need to meet with are the startups we fund, and office hours seem to be ideal for that. I'd gain nothing by switching to the manager's schedule, but I'd lose essays and hacking, both of which I think help me do YC better. So it looks like it would be a net loss.
- xiaoma 17y agoI wouldn't even have heard of YC if not for the essays. I'm sure the same is true for others, some of whom have probably applied and been good investments for YC.