Ask YC: How important are HN contribution to YC applications?

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=184932

by bkbleikamp • 18 years ago

10 19 18 years ago

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Do people's contributions to Hacker News have weight in the decision if all else is equal?

pg3• 18 years ago

Yes, at least in getting from the application to the interview phase. What matters is not so much the karma score as whether we recognise the username as someone who often submits good links or makes intelligent comments.

dangoldin2• 18 years ago

Maybe that's an opportunity to revamp the way karma is done?

pg3• 18 years ago

Believe me, if I could think of a way to make karma more accurately reflect the value of comments, I'd already have done it.

Xichekolas• 18 years ago

Consider it the patented PG Private Karma System. In fact, I bet the PGPKS works much like the Dan Goldin Private Karma System. Participating and being recognized gets you opportunities that don't just happen randomly.

I'm not too great at networking or being recognized, but I'm working on it. In your case, I can tell you that if some guy came up off the street and introduced himself as Dan Goldin, I'd recognize you from here. Whether that would be worth anything to you is another story. ;)

(I guess I'm trying to say that the karma system doesn't matter so much as making an honest effort to say something worth saying.)

earle• 18 years ago

The HN userbase is extremely unique in the richness of experience of its users. There are many successful people here in a wide range of areas on all things Internet.

Identifying the value from the nonsense however may take a bit of effort for some people. I do believe that this is still an excellent resource for viable opinions.

Ask YC: How important are HN contribution to YC applications?

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