moadeel

Are video views a good barometer to measure YC interest for interviews?

Honesty is the best hack. If it's coupled with a genuinely good way of solving a big problem, then it's an even better hack. And if it's associated with a team that has accomplished things in the past, viola!

Annnnd this post is a hack :) If it gets more points and you get up in the queue, then this would turn into a great hack indeed.

And by hack, I mean a smart way of getting noticed, not a deceiving hack.

Very considerate of YC to do that.

I feel you my friend. Up vote for you :) When the heck did it become to have a business that does not make money, does not focus on making money and gets a valuation to half a billion. When? Is there something that I just don't understand that the investors do?

I think its simple. People are investing hoping that hype will continue and the next round will cash them out. With that in mind, when IPO hits, the people cash these types of business in and everyone loses once they find out that the company is still trying to find out a business model.

Well I was very young in 1998 - I was too interested in getting my maxpages in top rankings in the maxpage domain :) so i don't know much. But man, this is just ridiculous. Really, $500 Million! $500 Million! for a photo sharing app that has a huge list of competitors and easy to knock off?

wow, I could not agree more with the writer. Some where along the way, the basic concept of making a profit, and making it fast, and making it within a certain period has simply been erased in the mirage and conveniently accepted excuse of "money will come later." Really, why can't money come now, and how later is later. It seems like, the investors are simply putting money in to reap cash in the next round and walk out while the last person or entity to take on the investment burden (public if it goes ipo) will deal with the massive losses of a business that has yet to figure out it's revenue model. Unbelievable.

Some of us may not agree to their responses. But, they should be respected for their willingness to respond with such thoroughness in such a short period of time without playing the anti-smear or victim card.

I have seen quite a few pictures trying to depict the "mightiness" of humans over small beings and their "tinyness" compared to celestial bodies ... but this interactive presentation takes the cake. Do check it out.

Hmm not sure why, but I cannot seem to see anything on the page.

Thanks. Number theory sounds very interesting. I think I am going to pick up a book or a website on it ... really want to look into it.

the customer service response could have been better crafted. Right now it screams "that's what you get when you are part of a website that has so many customers. Your request is not priority enough to fix in the large pool of our customer base"

Is it just me who is hearing this.

great, in that case wouldn't it be easier to simply pick up a book or two or listen to a few open course lectures to get a referential understanding of avoiding classic pitfalls in CS while focusing hardcore on web languages like Python :) and learning "Python the hard way" :)