I don't think Scribd has much of a chance against the Open Library:

http://www.openlibrary.org/

Great point - check out the traffic comparison on Alexa: http://tinyurl.com/2mdocw

Not a chance ;)

We all know Alexa is useless:

http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/13/alexa-says-youtube-is-n...

The chart you mention just shows that Open Library users have enough common sense not to install that crappy spyware Alexa toolbar.

Good point.

Apparently they also have enough common sense to prevent their ISP's from logging their traffic and sending it to compete.com ;)

http://tinyurl.com/2rvfxu

You join YC so you will be able to tell stories about how pg supplied you with cup-o-noodles for several months in exchange for 6% of your company.

It's like the story in the Bible where Esau sells his birthright for a bowl of lentils. Genesis 25: 30-34

It's not the money. It's the contacts.

Yes - indeed! It is not the money, but the contacts and the experience of working with passionate, like minded individuals in which you learn from!

not just contacts, they're experience no doubt comes in handy and also being able to focus on building your product while they take care of the boring legal part.