At a cafe, overheard this -
Her - dude they got into Y combinator.
Him - What is it?
Her - its like an incubator, but started by harvard folks. @paulg
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I could imagine someone saying that in 2006, but it's surprising to hear in 2020.
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Interestingly, Harvard is the last thing one thinks of when one thinks of
@paulg The first thing is lisp -
If I'm lucky.
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Is it surprising to hear? Most people I know have never heard of YCombinator, let alone LISP, or what a seed round is. If you’re in SF, sure that’s surprising. If you’re in Kentucky, not so much.
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Seems unlikely. How would they define recursive functions in lambda calculus?
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It wasn’t until years after i read hackers and painters i learned the author had done other stuff
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