[georgespencer]

A fairly tawdry argument in this article.

Dustin said, simply, that you shouldn't become an entrepreneur just for the sake of becoming one. You should have an idea that you're energised about and want to build.

The fact that Zuckerberg had ideas before Facebook doesn't mean that YC's "no idea" round is a good idea.

Zuckerberg was building things and tinkering before Facebook: that's the exact opposite of not having any ideas. Literally, that is the opposite. He had ideas. He worked on them.