That's awesome news. I've always been impressed with Alexis - particularly his sense of humor and genuine friendliness.<p>For example, a few years ago I ran into Alexis and Steve in an Italian restaurant when my Mom was visiting me in San Francisco. They were sitting a couple of tables over in the mostly empty restaurant and I took a moment to go over and say hi to them since I recognized them from Startup School. In the conversation I mentioned my Mom was visiting me and when I gestured towards our table Alexis excitedly declares "Hi Mom!!" to her. The funniest and most endearing part was how sincerely pleased he was about meeting my Mom. It was a great bonus to our evening to run into him.<p>Anyway, great news for a great guy.
I met Alexis in Thailand. I approached him not knowing who he was because he had a Reddit t-shirt so I assumed it would be cool to chat with him. We didn't chat very long but he sent me a Reddit bobblehead when he arrived back from his trip. He's an unpretentious all-round nice guy.
I wonder if this is what Harjeet meant by the new announcement <a href="http://twitter.com/Harjeet/status/22654064109" rel="nofollow">http://twitter.com/Harjeet/status/22654064109</a>
Wow, I wonder how big the YC network is now after so many years in operation. Has anybody done any statistical analysis? Like how many cofounders walked out the programme and where their startups are currently located
Alexis is awesome. He flew down from NYC to Boston a week or two ago just to come talk to a bunch of young startups (well, I'm sure he had other reasons too, but it really meant a lot to us).<p>P.S. Cupcakes are generally a great way to introduce yourself :-)