Hacker Newsnew | past | comments | ask | show | jobs | submitlogin

I look forward to reading about yc start-ups, but increasingly find myself shaking my head, wondering how some of them will ever amount to sustainable businesses. I've always attributed this to the fact that yc must know a whole lot more than me.

I was at the first startup school (in Cambridge) and I remember thinking that about reddit whereas the one I thought most promising (click fraud detection) seems to have flopped.

Other than making a bet on the people, I wonder if YC also has no idea about which startups will succeed.



ClickFacts still operates, although it doesn't have such astonishing story as Reddit does. More info: http://thenextweb.com/insider/2012/08/05/y-combinators-first...


Reddit is still not profitable.

It's an amazing edifice of the Internet, but it is not profitable.


I wouldn't be surprised if that quickly changes, since the ad placeholders (center right of page) have recently become revenue-generating ads.




Consider applying for YC's Summer 2026 batch! Applications are open till May 4

Guidelines | FAQ | Lists | API | Security | Legal | Apply to YC | Contact

Search: