We figured we'd err on the side of humor. Rather that than take ourselves too seriously.
Startups are damn hard. A support network needs to be fun, not a drag.
Startups are damn hard. A support network needs to be fun, not a drag.
Then again, the people who are overly sensitive/annoyed about the whole brogramming/ninja craze may be unlikely to join ncombinator anyways, so perhaps there is no real downside anyways.
Are the ninja references distracting, if not outright disenfranchising for a good fraction of Ncombinator's audience? I am asserting that unfortunately, this is the case.