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YC is perhaps the most innovative angel/accelerator/VC firm in the planet. Despite all the success the firm has had, it is still acting like a startup -- constantly questioning, experimenting, tinkering, and gradually optimizing via careful trial-and-error, based on the real-world results achieved with each batch of companies. Clearly, it's run by hackers.

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I think this change is a definite plus, but I disagree this sort of change is startup-specific.

Trying new things is just how you're supposed to build a company, at least when you care for the long term rather than next quarter.

Its unfortunate there are so many 'sucking up to' responses to the original post.

If PG is smart enough he wouldn't give a Damn to those response. If he is not, he is not worth 'sucking up to'

There is nothing wrong in questioning this change.

To me this is a clear indication of YC has passed its peak. If you are funding people who are going to fight over 80K after their dream company fails, there is something seriously wrong in kind of people that are being funded by the program.

Well then, to play devil's advocate, there's this -

How to interview a VC: http://startupframework.tumblr.com/post/27080999978/intervie...

There's a term for that, it's entrepreneurship. It was never limited to startups. Many massive corporations are quite entrepreneurial.

It just means the are not insane, at least as defined by Albert Einstein: "Doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results."

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