reviewing YC intern apps. looking back at the good ones, UIUC has great students, or really got the word out about intern program, or both
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@levie I hope your tweeting doesn't slow down during your quiet period!
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part of the reason bitcoin startups get so much investment is VCs can't directly buy bitcoins with LP money but want exposure
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(1/2) a couple of years ago I gave my iPhone charger to a guy on a plane because he forgot his and was very stressed, and I had time to get
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Startups, Role Models, Risk, and Y Combinator: blog.samaltman.com/startups-…
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(3/3) hopefully the few firms that still try this to get deals will stop behaving badly, but until then let us know and we'll try to help
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(2/3) accelerators still try this, and it's terrible behavior (we will of course always give you any reasonable amount of time)
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(1/3) startups: if you get an exploding offer from another accelerator, email us and we will try to look at your application. very few
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@brynary only that we encourage founders to try to create big companies. we never stand in the way of an early acquisition if founder wants
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i think there are more potential billion dollar cos in this YC batch than ever before. hope i will say this many more times.
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@levie today i am not even made you wouldn't let me invest. just happy for you! techcrunch.com/2014/03/24/bo…
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