Y Combinator announces two new partners, Paul Buchheit and Harj Taggar - http://ycombinator.posterous.com/y-combi...
Nov 12, 2010
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"We're delighted to announce that Y Combinator is getting two new partners, the first we've added since we started YC in 2005. In case anyone doesn't already know who he is, Paul Buchheit was responsible for three of the best things Google has done: he wrote GMail, built the original prototype of AdSense, and came up with the phrase "Don't be evil." After leaving Google he started FriendFeed, which last year became Facebook's largest acquisition to date. He's a good friend as well as one of the world's best hackers; for years we've considered him an honorary YC partner. We hired Harj Taggar earlier this year to work advising startups alongside me. He wasn't technically a partner, but we quickly realized that he was one de facto—that among us his opinion carried as much weight as any of ours—and that it would be mean of us to delay recognizing this officially. Harj's arrival significantly improved how well YC operated. He's a large part of the reason we were able to fund 36 startups in the summer 2010 cycle."
- Paul Buchheit
Congratulations, Paul!
- Ross Miller
Cheers Paul. Awesome partnership.
- Christopher Galtenberg
Congratulations, Paul!!!
- AJ Batac
Would love if you guys devised a new concept: 2nd-shift startup. Many of us are working jobs we need and/or love, but are trying to build a new thing in the background. Having a bit of money, support, and networking would make all the difference. We're completely alone until we make the big leap. And many with families and bills can't think about leaping into Paul G's YC experience.
- Christopher Galtenberg
Congrats, Paul!
- Andrew Terry
Congrats!
- Barbara R. S.
Congrats Paul. Are you going to do that *and* stay at Facebook? And have time for the family?
- Joe Beda
You have to stay at Facebook at least long enough to get that damn search fixed!
- Gabe
No, I'll be leaving Facebook to join YC.
- Paul Buchheit
Also, I made some search changes a few days ago so it should be working a little better now.
- Paul Buchheit
Congrats and best of luck to you at YC. Sorry to hear you won't be able to make further FF tweaks in the future, though!
- Stephen Mack
Paul, was one of the changes preventing people who aren't logged in from searching? I can't believe that would have as much of an effect on search as it may have been.
- Akiva
Congratulations!
- Eric Florenzano
Wow. So much for our hope of Buchheit/Taylor running FB!
- Christopher Galtenberg
YC to acquire FB, circa 2013.
- Stephen Mack
Congrats
- Rodfather
This is fantastic news. You're in the right place, Paul.
- Louis Gray
Congrats Paul!
- DJ Stevie Steve
congrats paul
- testbeta
Congratulations Paul!
- Atul Arora
Wow, congrats, but I didn't realize you're leaving Facebook. Wow.
- Robert Scoble
Congratulations!
- Anne Bouey
It's interesting. I remember seeing you shortly after you sold FriendFeed and hearing you advise a startup on what they should do. I thought you were great at that, and I guess that is a real passion. YCombinator is an amazing organization, can't wait to see what you do there.
- Robert Scoble
Congrats!
- John (bird whisperer)
Right on, Robert.
- Bruce Lewis
Congratulations on following your heart!
- Kevin Fox
I'm also wondering if this has any impact on FriendFeed. Certainly there's one fewer voice inside FriendFeed protecting the service. I wonder if Paul can tell the community now what he expects to happen to the service. Already a good chunk of the FriendFeed team has left.
- Robert Scoble
Paul: I doubt you can answer this one, either, but I'd love to know what it is about Facebook that is already pushing away entrepreneurial types. It looks like it's becoming a big company, with all the politics and such. I was expecting you to make a much bigger impact there long term than it looks like you've been able to make. Want to come on camera to explain why things didn't work out?
- Robert Scoble
I second that, I'd like it if he could talk. \o,
- Zu from AOD
Congrats! But who will be looking after the Friendfeed servers now? *sorry to be so selfish*
- Eric - Final Countdown
Robert, it has less to do with Facebook and more to do with me. I'm just more excited about helping new entrepreneurs create the next Facebook or Google. I'd be glad to chat sometime.
- Paul Buchheit
Great news on one hand since you could do so much to help others but, sad news on the other since I felt you were a very positive force in Facebook's continuing development.
- AJ Kohn
Awesomeness!!! Congrats Paul!!
- Rachel Lea Fox
Now you can create the next Friendfeed.
- Cristian Conti
Fantastic Paul - Y Combinator is becoming a bigger force. Congrats to you.
- Hutch Carpenter
good luck! :)
- salaros
This seems like the perfect job for you - have fun! (and thanks for fixing the search ... I thought that might have been Ben G. ... make sure he knows how to do it mmmkay??)
- Laura Norvig
Congratulations Paul
- Shakeel Mahate
congratulations, this is huge! :)
- Oguz Serdar
Excellent! Nicely done.
- Jim #teamFFrank
Paul, once we get cottages up, we'd love to house start-up guys for free from time to time as part of our artist in residence program.
- SAM
Congratulations, Paul!
- Mary B: #TeamMonique
Best news of the day!
- Bo Stern
Paul, congratulations! The excitement is palpable - we're happy for you that your desire and opportunity can be so well matched.
- Micah
I'm ready for the cool.
- Eric - Final Countdown
Congratulation and good luck, tell us something about FriendFeed....
- @zaps
congratulations
- kang
What will this mean for FF? Just curious
- LANjackal
Obi-Ben Kenolub is now our only hope. http://ff.im/pHRhj
- Josh Haley
Not sure LAN, that was my first worry. It's a Facebook property though, so I don't know if Paul can do anything with it now. Not sure.
- Eric - Final Countdown
Paul, now I need to share with you my next world-changing idea (seriously). Congrats! (is this the butterfly? ;-) )
- Jesse Stay
Congrats Paul! Right move. You are going to the right place.
- vivekian
Surprise move, nice move.
- Lizunlong
Congrats Paul - hope it goes well for you
- Martha
Congrats Paul!
- imabonehead
+1
- Thomas Amberg
Good on you Paul.
- Daniel Collins
Cheers.,.
- OT