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Right, I don't think we're so much debating how conscientious this particular random company was, but rather its implications for the YC program.



How conscientious is YC for not noticing that this particular random company was not in the least bit conscientious?


That's the question I'm asking you. How seriously are you taking the idea that YC should have screened for something like this?


More seriously than my joke about how they should have screened out companies whose names were anagrams of "Rape".

I personally think they shouldn't fund bullshitters, or sociopaths either, but if their spreadsheets tell them that startups run by bullshitters and sociopaths make them more money, then who am I to tell them how to invest?

If sociopathic behavior is worthy of investment, then maybe aspiring YC applicants could pre-emptively impress YC investors and signal their political alignment by sending death threats to the appropriate people, then demonstrating what flowery insincere non-apology apologies they can write, an extremely valuable skill in the industry!

(Extra credit for tweeting said non-apology apology as a garishly animated video with kinetic typography in Comic Sans!)

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39223766

https://www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/garry-tan-tech-exec-a...

https://x.com/CodeFryingPan/status/1840464744626675719

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kinetic_typography


Do you really think they have a spreadsheet they're using to pick who to interview?




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