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Doing Y Combinator a second time

147 points| kul | 14 years ago |kulveer.co.uk | reply

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[+] andrewflnr|14 years ago|reply 

  I’ve experienced PG’s reality distortion field,
  and his no-nonsense style of communication.
Are those at different times? Otherwise it seems sort of contradictory. I'm sure it makes sense from the right perspective, but I can't see it right now.
[+] kul|14 years ago|reply
PG is never afraid to mince his words. If you suck at presenting for example, he will tell you.

By reality distortion, PG has an amazing ability to sell you on a vision. It's often times because he has spend a lot of time thinking about a problem or a solution, and there's no real way to argue back in real-time.

[+] Nate75Sanders|14 years ago|reply
"Likewise, the mandatory installation of Excel becomes super easy with the deal from Microsoft."

Huh? mandatory installation of Excel?

[+] sshumaker|14 years ago|reply
Not just for YC folks - Microsoft has their BizSpark program, which is pretty awesome for startups - it gives you access to basically every Microsoft product ever made for free.

http://www.microsoft.com/BizSpark/

[+] kul|14 years ago|reply
Oh, you end up needing Excel if you're doing a startup. Cap tables, etc.
[+] unoti|14 years ago|reply
Where are the bars in San Francisco where people are likely to know what Y Combinator is? I just moved here and don't know of them.
[+] jphackworth|14 years ago|reply
I feel like SOMA is now the center of mass of the tech startup scene. Try 21st Amendment.
[+] daylonsoh|14 years ago|reply
3 cheers for Garry. Might mean future YC companies need to bring in design co-founders.
[+] jayliew|14 years ago|reply
Nice write up, Kul. A no brainer to go through YC again. Talk soon!
[+] Reltair|14 years ago|reply
A good read, thanks for the insight into YC!