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20th March 2011 - Link Blog

YC Is Not a School for Startups - It Is Marine Corp Boot Camp for Startup Founders. This is a great description of what it’s actually like to do YC. If you’ve been wondering why I haven’t blogged much over the past three months, this is why.

Posted 20th March 2011 at 5:27 pm

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