It's somewhat reminiscent of Google's disingenuous "don't be evil" pledge, quietly discarded when it simply wasn't a believable slogan any more.
Very true. Unfortunately, too many people ignore this, or don't realize this, and instead lionize VCs like they're some class of better humans or something. Quite sickening, really.
Why? There's nothing special about YC, they're venture capitalists like any other. No surprise that they want to make shitloads of cash through whatever dubious, underhanded means they think they can get away with.
It's somewhat reminiscent of Google's disingenuous "don't be evil" pledge, quietly discarded when it simply wasn't a believable slogan any more.
Very true. Unfortunately, too many people ignore this, or don't realize this, and instead lionize VCs like they're some class of better humans or something. Quite sickening, really.
Why? There's nothing special about YC, they're venture capitalists like any other. No surprise that they want to make shitloads of cash through whatever dubious, underhanded means they think they can get away with.