Tag: yc
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“Tissue turgor” and pink elephants: about Y Combinator (DRAFT)
DRAFT! Work in progress! Feedback welcome One advantage startups have over established companies is that there are no discrimination laws about starting businesses. For example, I would be reluctant to start a startup with a woman who had small children, or was likely to have them soon. But you’re not allowed to ask prospective employees…
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WiseDame: Now *that’s* what I call disruptive (part 6 of TechCrunch, disrupted)
Is it just me, or does WiseDame seem far more disruptive than most of the startups pitching location-based ideas? — Jon Pincus, on WiseDame’s just-relaunched site; originally from A celebration of disruptive women J’aime Ohm won the TechCrunch Disrupt Hackathon as a solo hacker with a personal safety iPhone app. WiseDame’s tag line is “making…