[ford]

This is similar to the idea that it doesn't matter where you go to college - because the things that get you into top X schools are the same traits that correlate with success afterward. This paper is a study that makes that argument: https://www.nber.org/papers/w7322 (disclaimer - I only read the abstract)

Also - in fairness to YC - there are a staggering number of companies that are started every year. I don't have the stats but I would guess that YC outperforms the totality of the startup market.

[ModernMech]

Wait... how was the username "ford" never used on HN until now?

[echelon]

HN is a pretty small community. There are ample dictionary word usernames left.

https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=generalmotors

https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=usually

https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=fucking

https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=sucks

https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=although

https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=their

https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=hummers

https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=appear

https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=rugged

https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=tough

None of these are registered yet.

Is it remarkable because it's a name? I bet we can find lots of those, too.

[ModernMech]

I was surprised at ford in particular because it's the name one of the main characters of a book that's very popular in this community.

[AussieWog93]

This character?

https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=fordprefect

[frosted-flakes]

HN has polls? Is that an old feature that got removed or something noone uses anymore?

[AussieWog93]

https://news.ycombinator.com/newpoll

Go nuts

[usually]

Surprised more of these haven't been snatched up yet, some of them are really pretty. Although tough has been registered for five years.

[tough]

Usually, you'd be right, but actually, no it wasn't tough it seems that way now ;-)

[daniel-cussen]

So you learn the same thing at every college?