[spitfire]

That's the sales pitch. "It's too hard, you couldn't do it."

Same sales pitch as gym workout programs. "Are you man enough?" and many others. Create an artificial scarcity (a barrier to entry), weed out those who will ask questions. Ideally they're looking for people who seek outside validation - the sort of people who often become doctors or lawyers.

[mwseibel]

My goal was to help people create their own framework for deciding whether to do a startup. I actually didn't talk much about YC at all.

[brucephillips]

You're starting to go down the same route PG did, by engaging with trolls on HN too much.