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Did they do this last time around? Seems like a no-brainer to get some free AWS credits.
There used to be a way to get some of this without YC, but don't know if it works anymore.
$5K in exchange for spending 5 min to fill out a form is well worth it. And that's not including any indirect value you'd get from the actual office hours.
Where does it say that one would cause you to lose the other?
>> "1.6. Promotional Credit may not be used in conjunction with any other promotional or incentive offer from AWS."
If so, then why're two of the three available dates filtered by the demographic profile of the founders?
How does this work exactly, do you need one black woman on the team and then you can go all 3 days. Does she need to be in a leadership role, can she just be the Secretary?
And to be clear, founders should apply. There's no harm in applying for more than one day -- but we likely would not do office hours with you more than once. We typically get so many applications for each day that we're only able to meet with a small percentage of the people who apply.
I get wanting diversity, but when you do it like this your blatantly putting others at a disadvantage.
How about you work on increasing your available times which would allow more people to apply overall.
Integrity? Self-respect?
There is a disgusting "argument" being made here, but I'm not the one making it.
When's the last time you experience a racist or sexist remarks or behavior?
When's the last time you confronted a racist or sexist?
You're welcome to call me a troll, but filters based on gender are sexist and those based on race are racist. Any other sub-topic to me is irrelevant, and points back to the real issue, this is toxic.
Possible I'm missing something, but is there any reason why my question is not being addressed?
It feels belittling that anyone would think they're doing me a favor by banning the white competition. Real helpful, since my race is obviously a huge handicap. Right? Stopstopstopstopstop. Just stop. You're not giving me an equal opportunity to compete if the competition is segregated.
YC's doing a great thing here to support and foster underrepresented groups in the startup founder world. Being from an underrepresented group makes so many things harder because as a founder raising capital it, unfortunately, is often more about what you look like and who you know than your product or your vision.
You're wrong, this is exactly what reverse racism is:
Next time you experience racism in the real world, saying something - experience first hand what it's like in the real world to confront it, then reflect on why it's wrong to make choices based on race.