throwaway2215

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   by throwaway2215 11y ago

   > Somebody hasn't read Mythical Man-Month. Or managed a software development project of any significance.
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   by throwaway2215 11y ago

   I'm disappointed in YC for funding this; I think it's destructive to the hacker economy/ecosystem. Excerpting a comment from a thread last year re: Marc Andressen's complaints about startup burn rates that applies: ---
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   by throwaway2215 11y ago

   Might want to change title of this submission. It's correct, and article is interesting, but title reads a little like link-bait to me.
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   by throwaway2215 12y ago

   You're assuming the value in Highland's program is the money (which I agree is small.) I assume the value is the access and mentorship.
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   by throwaway2215 12y ago

   Ageism is easier to pull off when you pretend it's something else. I suspect they'd be fine with someone 18-24 who isn't a student being in the program - after all, they almost certainly expect you to drop out and focus on yo