Dan Romero on Warpcast

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Welcome to @garrytan, CEO of Y Combinator! He’s kindly agreed to do an AMA. Reply with your questions. :)

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@garrytan What motivates you?

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are there any new (or presently debated) points of wisdom that could be added to "The Pocket Guide of Essential YC Advice"?

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gm @garrytan! As an investor, what has been the most surprising lesson that you’ve learned over the years?

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why does YC and HN hate crypto? And please don‘t respond with „we love crypto“ or whatever. HN mod capacity is downstream of YC. Users and operators dislike it

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What advice do you give founders on content creation, whether it be building in public on Twitter/Farcaster, creating videos on YouTube, or maintaining a blog?

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what was one of the most pivotal or influential moments in your life? did you know it at the time, or were you only able to make sense of it looking backwards? thank you for sharing your time and perspective with us. this may be my favorite AMA :)

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Why did you register for Farcaster so early but have not been actively updating here? How do you perceive Farcaster?

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How do you think crypto (tokens, nfts) will affect the discussion around employee compensation, especially as an alternative or compliment to equity packages? Does YC invest in token based businesses?

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i know that YC has funded things like opensea, coinbase, protocol labs. but i find that that most crypto founders don’t consider YC when starting their company why do you think that is? have you thought about doing more to attract crypto founders?

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From being at the center of innovation, you've had a front row seat at crypto & AI. What can crypto builders learn from AI builders and what can AI builders learn from crypto builders?

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thanks for doing this @garrytan! which area of crypto are you most excited about in 2024?

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hey @garrytan! How did building/running Initialized alter your approach to YC upon your return?

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@garrytan how satisfied are you with the current YC batch in terms of acceleration? Are they sufficiently ambitious? It feels like no but obv you have the inside view? What % are flying cars vs 140 characters? Given early AGI potentially being imminent.

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Who's the most impressive founder you've worked with that gets the least hype/attention?

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@garrytan maybe a weird question but shooting my shot. how did you stay consistent for all of these years? (especially with the many different positions you had)

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Why does Social need Web3? What are the key pushing and pulling factors of Web3 Social? What condition(s) (i.e. the change of certain factors) could trigger mass adoption of Web3 Social?

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@garrytan when leaving sf was en vogue you decided to stay and work hard to make it better. you can live anywhere you want, so the only explanation for this is love. what do you love most about sf?

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what’s your biggest miss as an investor?

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@garrytan what's your favorite restaurant in SF

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