Comments on: What’s it like being a nonprofit in Y Combinator? https://80000hours.org/2015/08/why-is-80000-hours-in-y-combinator-as-a-non-profit-and-whats-it-like/ Thu, 15 Dec 2022 08:45:56 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.2 By: Benjamin Todd https://80000hours.org/2015/08/why-is-80000-hours-in-y-combinator-as-a-non-profit-and-whats-it-like/#comment-233 Tue, 11 Aug 2015 19:32:00 +0000 http://80000hours.org/?p=34583#comment-233 In reply to Tom Stocker.

As in whether we should focus on top graduates or have a broader focus? We haven’t discussed that very much. In general YC is in favor of starting with deep appeal to a narrow market, then broadening over time, so my impression is they think our strategy makes sense.

]]> By: robertwib https://80000hours.org/2015/08/why-is-80000-hours-in-y-combinator-as-a-non-profit-and-whats-it-like/#comment-232 Mon, 10 Aug 2015 23:22:00 +0000 http://80000hours.org/?p=34583#comment-232 In reply to Brayden McLean.

Yes, for visitors like that we are mostly counting newsletter sign-ups as a sign of the ‘aha’ moment!

]]> By: Tom Stocker https://80000hours.org/2015/08/why-is-80000-hours-in-y-combinator-as-a-non-profit-and-whats-it-like/#comment-231 Mon, 10 Aug 2015 16:06:00 +0000 http://80000hours.org/?p=34583#comment-231 Sounds great, nice work 🙂 have you got any new / interesting feedback on the marketing / focus of the organisation on giving advice to leading university graduates at Y Combinator?

]]> By: Brayden McLean https://80000hours.org/2015/08/why-is-80000-hours-in-y-combinator-as-a-non-profit-and-whats-it-like/#comment-222 Thu, 06 Aug 2015 16:11:00 +0000 http://80000hours.org/?p=34583#comment-222 Metrics like ‘web hits per day’ or ‘time spent on site’ can be dominated by users who bounce and never stick. Do you have a metric for how many users are reaching some important ‘aha’ moment (e.g. reading 4 posts within 48 hours of first visit) that may be a better predictor of long term influence?

]]> By: Benjamin Todd https://80000hours.org/2015/08/why-is-80000-hours-in-y-combinator-as-a-non-profit-and-whats-it-like/#comment-221 Wed, 05 Aug 2015 22:59:00 +0000 http://80000hours.org/?p=34583#comment-221 In reply to Alex Richard.

Hi Alex,

CEA acts as an incubator for three main projects. Each project is run as a separate organisation. We independently took the decision to apply because we thought it would be a good fit for us.

]]> By: robertwib https://80000hours.org/2015/08/why-is-80000-hours-in-y-combinator-as-a-non-profit-and-whats-it-like/#comment-220 Wed, 05 Aug 2015 19:06:00 +0000 http://80000hours.org/?p=34583#comment-220 In reply to Alex Richard.

CEA is a coalition of projects doing a wide range of things, and YC doesn’t admit groups that have more than one product.

]]> By: Alex Richard https://80000hours.org/2015/08/why-is-80000-hours-in-y-combinator-as-a-non-profit-and-whats-it-like/#comment-218 Wed, 05 Aug 2015 18:49:00 +0000 http://80000hours.org/?p=34583#comment-218 You may have answered this elsewhere… but is there any particular reason it was 80K that applied to YC, and not CEA as a whole?

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