[danfitch]

And I find that when you really dig deep and go for the projects that you are truly passionate about you will participate with people who are your friends. Words are words but the founders of Y combinator are a small group. I would think they are friends. A personal opinion/thought

[salmonet]

I think he meant that since she was a cofounder she didn't really need permission

[prawn]

You still need permission of a sort.

[danfitch]

Not sure what is really the meaning. I work hard as I am sure we all do. I am reading this thread while chasing around my 4 kiddos. We all need a beak and we are lucky and grateful to be given those opportunities. I follow hacker news daily so I am just happy that someone who made this all happen to get a chance to relax and reflect. It's deserved.

[mattmanser]

I guess you don't know, jl is pg's wife, they started hn together before they were married. It's not an employer giving a 'friend' a break, it's a co-founder taking a year off from their successful company.

pg already stepped back from the day-to-day, handing the reins over to Sam Altman.

That's why your comment comes across as strange. You've been here nearly 7 years, surprised you didn't know that.