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"Jessica deserves so much credit for the success of YC but she's far too humble to make a big deal of it herself."

It seems to me that one reason for her success is that's she's able to exist in the limelight. Give her a higher profile and I'm not sure that the her approach as described in PG's post would work as well.

I'm not convinced that everyone wants much attention - I know that I don't.

ngl i had a mild heart attack seeing her name at the top of HN

This was like the golden age of individuals furthering the zeitgeist of entrepreneurial discovery. A glowing recommendation from a luminary was like finding a missing piece of the puzzle.