We went back and forth about it. We ended up doing it this way for consistency's sake, since the questions are anonymized and different partners will be answering different ones. But this might change. I think it could make more sense for the partners to sign their names.
It was difficult to decide how to handle comments and whether to have them at all, so we opted to just leave them out for now. I like both of those ideas -- adding in a link to an article's analogous HN thread, and the official submit bot.
Comment threads are infinite, sprawling, and often infuriating. It's nice to have a peaceful place aside from that. Us commenters will find a way to comment anyway.
Very much this, I use Ublock Origin to hide comments on all the news stuff I consume since they are generally just noise that detracts from good content (outside of specific sub-reddits and this place anyway).
that's a great use! I'm gonna do that. I've been blocking headers and footers of webpages because I have a 16:9 screen and need all the vertical space can get. as "web 1.0" as it sounds, I love that I get to decide how webpages appear on my computer.
No questions. Although as UI Designer/Developer with 10 years experience under my belt, I have to say I'm in love with site's design. If the content matches in caliber, we're in for a treat.
Looking forward to read great stories/articles from all partners.
That's something I wished I had the time for when I was in YC.. i.e. individually talking to each partners and learning about the previous startups and great stories they'd be willing to share. Hopefully we could read some of them on the Macro : )
For now, the best place to send them is macro@ycombinator.com. I think it will make sense to set up a dedicated HN Highlights submission address eventually!
Even "on to something" is a click-bait title which HN guidelines say should be neutered. IMHO you don't need to force it, just be classy and straight-forward e.g. "YC Startup School Radio Ep. 3 - Optimizely & Lawn Love" or something.
Hey, I'm the writer who wrote the second example cited here -- very good point in showing the difference between the two, so I wanted to try and clarify.
When Graham said the "hardly any" line on stage, it drew a pretty big laugh from the audience -- it seemed like a bit of humor on his part. The earnest meaning and connotation I took from that (and comments Graham gave off-stage) was that there were no obvious weak links in this batch.
Thank you for the additional insight and context for the quote,
and your paraphrase. The quote makes a lot more sense as a joke,
so it would be good to note that in the article.
Yep, this is very good advice -- especially the last bit. An intro from an entrepreneur we know already, or a respectable VC, is the best way to grab our attention for a closer look.
