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Ask PG: Why no "Work At A Startup Day" this year?

7 points by donall ↗ HN
Last summer there was a "Work At A Startup" day at Y Combinator in Mountain View. A large group of would-be startup employees filled the Y Combinator building and a number of companies gave presentations about why we should work for them. It was like demo day; except attendees wanted to invest their time as workers, not their money.

I'm just curious as to why this didn't happen again? Did the companies not recruit as many people as they had hoped? Did the "right sort" of hacker not attend?

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pg
We may yet host one. Also, YC NYC is effectively a hybrid of Work at a Startup and Startup School.
donall
It was actually the YC NYC announcement that triggered this question.

I thoroughly enjoyed the experience last year. I met some interesting people and made some useful contacts. I think it should become an annual tradition at Y Combinator like all the others.

nurik
Is there also a YC Europe planned? Maybe in London or Berlin?
dawson
This would be awesome :)
jamesbrewer
While we're at it, let me throw in my bid for YC Canada. :]