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>It seems odd to me to highlight that aspect of the founders initial motivation without even mentioning whether that's what the company actually does now.

If you feel like being cynical, you can see ycombinator as analogous to a ram pump[0] that raises a small amount of water to a large elevation by dumping a large amount of water from a lower elevation. The way they get that flow is from what inspired people to keep going. So why not promote that? It's only logical.

[0]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i31hGJ93OTg



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