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If you want to find a truly impactful idea, a good place to look is in the trash bin of history. Most of the ideas that have most broken out in the last 5 years aren't new. They're old ideas that got written off too early. examples: 1) AI: When Sam started OpenAI, saying "AGI" - Y Combinator reposted
the crazy thing is that within a decade the current frontier models will run on devices that fit in my pocket and cost <$1000 with probability near 100% - Y Combinator reposted
Between 1982 and 2020, the number of the 100 richest Americans who got rich from inheritance decreased from 60 to 27. And yet on the left they think the mid 20th century was the good old days, because economic inequality was lower then. paulgraham.com/richnow.html - Y Combinator reposted
The next generation of young people who change the world will almost certainly be the people who are most adept at making long-running multi-stage multi-team agent tasks work extremely well, and at high volume and across every part of their personal and work lives.It’s not so simple, but this is somewhat correct. The real truth is that admissions is more qualitative and based on if your admissions officer likes you. I will say, though, that agents made this process much easier for me. I was basically able to automate extracurriculars and - Y Combinator reposted
A founder pitched me this week with spectacular numbers. But they opened with a two-minute backstory... By the time the traction slide came up, the room had half-decided they were ordinary. They weren't. - Y Combinator reposted
Some of the revenue numbers coming out of this YC Demo Day are absolutely insane
