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I think this is about image, not influence. Y combinator is much hipper than google, and makes for a much better media story.
by WalterSear 13y ago
I think this is about image, not influence. Y combinator is much hipper than google, and makes for a much better media story.
- mikeyouse 13y ago99% of the country has never heard of YC, it's probably closer to 100% in the midterm battleground states. This clearly isn't about being 'Hip'.
- WalterSear 13y agoThey are also used to not hearing about things that become huge overnight. It will play much better in the press for him to have gone to 'some place where they make start ups' than a more faceless corporate behemoth. It's simply a better media opportunity.