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andrewpbrett | 12 years ago

"You could parachute [Sam] into an island full of cannibals and come back in 5 years and he'd be the king." - PG 5.5 years ago[1]

Congrats Sam.

[1] http://paulgraham.com/fundraising.html

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nandemo|12 years ago

So Y Combinator is slightly harsher than an island full of cannibals?

namenotrequired|12 years ago

Sam was 'parachuted' into YC 9 years ago - so almost twice as harsh!

nwenzel|12 years ago

Building a startup is slightly harsher than an island full of cannibals.

pbhjpbhj|12 years ago

So, he eates cannibals for breakfast [until they are all gone and he's king!]?

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