Comment by trowawee

10 years ago

Seconding this. I voted for Pinboard because A) I use and genuinely love the service, and I was excited to see what Maciej could do with the money and B) because Maciej's statement of semi-purpose:

> I am hoping to attract a certain protest vote of the silent majority who enjoy this community, but are uneasy about the values of its founders and more broadly, Silicon Valley.

accurately reflects my feelings towards HN/SV, and I think having a dose of skepticism in the fold would be good for YC.

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nxzero  10 years ago

Pinboard & the community should just do it without YC/SV.

  • idlewords  10 years ago

    I anticipated this outcome by becoming profitable eight years ago.

    But I still want my $20K.

    • rev_bird  10 years ago

      I'm trying to figure out a way to articulate why "I still want my $20K" seems to me.

      The way this whole thing was handled stinks, and I'm sorry you got screwed by a poorly thought-out "contest." But it seems like the YCF deal isn't solely about the money -- they're trying to find companies to work with. Honestly, did you... want that? Or just the $20,000 that keeps getting mentioned?

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    • matheweis  10 years ago

      Serious: With the number of votes you had, you could probably get those voters to give you $10-20k through gofundme et al ;)

    • nxzero  10 years ago

      If you're willing to raise the $20K for 1.5% of Pinboard under the same terms YC offers (minus access to YC & its resources) - I'm willing to make that happen; no guarantees, but pretty sure it's possible.

      If you're interested, let me know.

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