Where's my down arrow? I was hoping for an update on how the Zenters were faring at Google and when we'd get to use something derived from their work. Instead I just got this vitriolic ramble.
The proper way to read this article:
1. Read the last two paragraphs and realize it's an ad.
2. Omit to read the rest.
Gah. The blood's in the water, eh? What a nasty, self-serving piece of work.
Wow, this is bad. But it gives me an opportunity to counter her main point. I actually talked to Wayne of Zenter about this very thing - I asked him whether he felt any remorse or negativity about going from starting Zenter to working for Google. I was really curious about it, personally. He emphatically refuted any such notion! He told me he has been very happy there and was impressed by the way that google works and the process they have. I anticipated that response but it seemed very heartfelt and emphatic. I suspect that Google probably doesn't fit in to many of the big company stereotypes... I think that would've been obvious to anyone who'd done even a little bit of homework on the topic.
Nice marketing stunt, lady
I don't know what I should be annoyed with more: the fact that idiots like this person are making pointless (or argument-less) noise or the fact that such noise is making it to the top of HN! I mean, anti-YC news is absolutely fine, but it should at least be making some point!
"Donna Bogatin's purported distaste for YCombinator is belied, however, by her self-interested appropriation of Paul Graham's essay to pitch a competitive offering."
Bitterness, thy name is Donna Bogatin (whoever that is).
There isn't unnecessarily a duality here. After all, he is doing the lions' share of the creative and coding work before the startups get sold.