[jedberg]

For the longest time, the YC application included the question "What was your greatest (non-computer) hack?". They have always liked people who think of ways to work around existing systems. So it's no surprise that their response was positive. Also, all the principals are ex-founders, mostly engineers, who totally understand hacking culture.

Sadly, it looks like they took that question off the application though.

[a_t48]

That question is still there, it lives in the founder profile.

[nhumrich]

Except this was a computer hack. So technically wouldn't qualify.

[jedberg]

Sure, I wasn't saying it would. I was saying that the question on the application demonstrates YC's acceptance of this type of creativity.