The real reason we started Y Combinator is one probably only a hacker would understand. We did it because it seems such a great hack. There are thousands of smart people who could start companies and don't, and with a relatively small amount of force applied at just the right place, we can spring on the world a stream of new startups that might otherwise not have existed.
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Paul, may I ask you, "what is the time you (personally) most successfully hacked some (non-computer) system to your advantage?"
It would be cool to know!