>Michael, I think you should really ask yourself: what good can come of this?
I got this one!
The good that comes is you solve the current status quo, where on a thread like "Why silicon valley works" people make comments and genuinely feel like this: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8552487
>If you are a white male, in your early 20's and went to Stanford, go for it. If you're not, don't even try to play the game; it's rigged to use you, not help you.
or up-thread someone else
> Complete and utter bull. Maybe in [YC's] world, sure! White? 20-something? No-kids? Harvard/Stanford? B2C? Let’s chat! > Early-40's/Late-30's? Not-white? Married w/ kids? Not-Harvard/Stanford? B2B? Nope. (Don't bother to apply to YC either).
Theirs is a strong argument when 0.0% of founders are black. When it's 4%, man, 1 in 25 is better odds than 80% of the things you're doing to build a $100M exit anyway. You'll go for it and apply.
I gave up as I'm in a hurry, but search 'Hackernews search' (hn.algolia.com) for white/asian, "bother to apply" and similar words - there are a ton of comments by people who think they shouldn't because it's 0%. They should!!!
This blog post is totally great, and a bit surprising. Kudos.
I got this one!
The good that comes is you solve the current status quo, where on a thread like "Why silicon valley works" people make comments and genuinely feel like this: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8552487
>If you are a white male, in your early 20's and went to Stanford, go for it. If you're not, don't even try to play the game; it's rigged to use you, not help you.
or up-thread someone else
> Complete and utter bull. Maybe in [YC's] world, sure! White? 20-something? No-kids? Harvard/Stanford? B2C? Let’s chat! > Early-40's/Late-30's? Not-white? Married w/ kids? Not-Harvard/Stanford? B2B? Nope. (Don't bother to apply to YC either).
Theirs is a strong argument when 0.0% of founders are black. When it's 4%, man, 1 in 25 is better odds than 80% of the things you're doing to build a $100M exit anyway. You'll go for it and apply.
I gave up as I'm in a hurry, but search 'Hackernews search' (hn.algolia.com) for white/asian, "bother to apply" and similar words - there are a ton of comments by people who think they shouldn't because it's 0%. They should!!!
This blog post is totally great, and a bit surprising. Kudos.