[r0h1n]

"To reach that audience, Ashton had to choose a different venue. Y Combinator’s Startup School. It was October 29th, 2011, and the Stanford auditorium was full of first-time founders. With alumni such as Dropbox, Airbnb, and reddit – YC’s accelerator program consistently attracts the cream of the crop."

While much of the transcript appears sensible (haven't sat through the video itself), what I'd really love to know is how his speech was seen by the YC '11 alumni in the auditorium. Did they see it as "inspiring" too?

[davidedicillo]

I was there that day, and I found it surprisingly inspiring.