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The Cult of Conformity in Silicon Valley
Y Combinator partners Michael Seibel and Dalton Caldwell discuss how startups shifted from attracting outsiders to status- and money-seeking conformists. They give advice for nonconformist founders.
Why HN readers recommended it
Linked in threads about YC culture and big tech burnout, as YC partners themselves acknowledging the trend.
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Video & recommendation details
- Creator / channel
- Y Combinator
- Topic
- startup culture
- Format
- commentary
- Level
- general
- HN recommenders in dataset
- 2
- HN mentions in dataset
- 5
- Recommendation years in dataset
- 2023–2023
These counts and years describe the included Hacker News records; they are not YouTube views or the video’s publication date.
From the original HN conversations
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> that over the past 20 years the cultural gap between typical SV "tech employee" and typical SV "tech leader/founder" has widened dramatically Maybe something to do with the change in the type of people wanting to work in tech - it used to be …
robocat on Hacker News · 2023-02
In Tech's Elite Hates LaborWhat helped me was surround myself with people I like - I mean, work wise. That’s much easier said than done. Michael and Dalton touch on this on a recent video where they compare modern FAANG with Goldman Sachs: [VIDEO] The founder culture is so …
earthnail on Hacker News · 2023-02
In Ask HN: Burnt out from big tech. What's next?
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