> The longer we delay the reach the better, so I vote for invite-only YC. MHO.
Well technically YC is invite-only already. You need to apply and go through an interview process.
I'm being slightly facetious, but there is a broader point in that - Part of the reason for HN was to build a community and to let YC get a feel for the people it takes into the programme.
Making HN invite-only would create a limited gene pool of startup talent - And whilst it's just my own conjecture, I suspect it would stagnate (not in terms of the individuals, but in the diversity of the ideas/topics/beliefs).
Part of the excitement of the startup area is getting something from left-field - someone in their garage building something nobody expected. Invite-only seems to go against that ethos.
Well technically YC is invite-only already. You need to apply and go through an interview process.
I'm being slightly facetious, but there is a broader point in that - Part of the reason for HN was to build a community and to let YC get a feel for the people it takes into the programme.
Making HN invite-only would create a limited gene pool of startup talent - And whilst it's just my own conjecture, I suspect it would stagnate (not in terms of the individuals, but in the diversity of the ideas/topics/beliefs).
Part of the excitement of the startup area is getting something from left-field - someone in their garage building something nobody expected. Invite-only seems to go against that ethos.