it's remarkable that Snowden has evaded US capture for the past year: washingtonpost.com/world/nat…
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just had office hours with the quantum computing startup in YC. was sad to learn we need 1 billion physical qubits to get my lost btc back.
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if you're ever feeling unique and special, notice how google suggest's accuracy proves you're just like everyone else
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@bcardarella @abuiles my only point is that when your competitors try to beat you like this, instead of competing on product, you've won
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@bcardarella @abuiles wouldn't you at least like to have the choice between uber and a taxi?
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@bcardarella @abuiles of course, but the taxi drivers are on the taxi drivers' side. and i think uber is a much better service.
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i have finally seen the day where Every. Single. Investor. in a startups's round asked for a discount because "we'll provide a lot of value"
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by the time taxi companies and corrupt cities do as much to you as they're doing to uber, you've already won
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@drew this is truly one of the weirder internet arguments I've ever been involved in, so i'm going to stop
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@drew and also, how is this possibly a commercial for YC? if anything, its an anti-commercial for any org that funds startups...
@drew yes. certainly not as bad as i've seen others go through, but a resounding "yes". why did you feel it was hollow?
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I believe in science and western medicine until the cluster headaches come, and then I will try any crazy thing out of desperation
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today a YC founder told me "the partners are great, but YC has the best lawyers and CFO in the valley" <3
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@sama among many other up-and-comers: box, zenefits, instacart, teespring, optimizely, homejoy, coinbase, weebly, crowdtilt, pebble...
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