I have been impressed with YCombinator. I am shocked that entrepreneurs are willing to give up so much for so little – and what they have been able to do with the little they get.

I would definitely consider creating an early stage fund if I ever sell OLX. We’ll see when the time comes, but it’s definitely not for the near term. OLX is not viral so it’s going to take a long time to build. Moreover, as long as I think I can build a multi-billion dollar company and it’s best for the company to remain independent, I am not selling it!

I am just wondering, but from this blog only, you provide excellent advice to aspiring and current entrepreneurs. You have excellent connections in technology, media, VC.

I am wondering what your take is on something like a YCombinator? Would you ever consider starting something like that yourself. NY is a perfect place for this as there is a large gap in early stage investing with only 2-3 VCs involved in this space.

I remember you posted an article where you did not want to be involved in the VC space since you are never sure if something will work or not. But Ycombinator usually invests something like 20-30K to kick around ideas. What is your view on it?

How do you decide how much to spend on marketing (Google ads, I presume) per market? I suppose this a function of size and depth of market — but all things being equal, let’s say olx.com is hot in country A but not so hot in country b — do you increase marketing in A or B?