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Or those of us with no degrees and decades of experience? I'm in Boston.
Presumably because they want to work with students instead of people with decades of experience?
Or perhaps this is ageism
Want to start a startup? Meet all the YC partners in Boston – Apr 20th
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#22Earlier quoted context omitted.
Or those of us with no degrees and decades of experience? I'm in Boston.
Presumably because they want to work with students instead of people with decades of experience?
Students are willing to work hard for free for the 0.001% chance that they'll be the next Mark Zuckerberg.
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#23And thus YC becomes a traditional company, let alone VC, with these campus placements from top schools. What happened to PG's mantras and vacillations about "The Reddits", and how they hired inexperienced founders from non target schools?
Re: Want to start a startup? Meet all the YC partners in Boston – Apr 20th
#24'We’re conducting in-person interviews for the Summer 2024 batch for current undergraduate or graduate students at universities in the northeastern US.' Why are recent BA/BS, MS, and PhD graduates excluded?
College outreach has been part of YC's recruiting efforts for years. It doesn't mean others are excluded. Certainly everyone who wants to should apply for Startup School!
Would be of great service if YC were more upfront about its biases to applicants. The narrative that YC is an accessible path for anyone seems to contradict the actions taken.
Where is the outreach to those outside of elite academic and professional circles?
Re: Want to start a startup? Meet all the YC partners in Boston – Apr 20th
#25We only hire Americans from elite universities, but please come along and waste your time!
Definitely not true! How did you get that impression? I wouldn't be here if it were—my cofounder Scott and I made it to YC from way outside elite circles, US or otherwise. It's really important not to go for these demoralizing assumptions, lest they become self-fulfilling prophesies. Here's some better information: if you can build, can make something people want, and are willing to be coached in the way that YC coac…
> Where did you get that impression
Probably from Paul Graham: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39756865
Re: Want to start a startup? Meet all the YC partners in Boston – Apr 20th
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Presumably because they want to work with students instead of people with decades of experience?
Or perhaps this is ageism
Forgive me as I have little sympathy for middle aged adults calling "agism!!!" whenever an opportunity is presented to a college student that wasn't also presented to them
Re: Want to start a startup? Meet all the YC partners in Boston – Apr 20th
#27Earlier quoted context omitted.
Presumably because they want to work with students instead of people with decades of experience?
Students are willing to work hard for free for the 0.001% chance that they'll be the next Mark Zuckerberg.
> Students are willing to work hard for free for the 0.001%
The best startups run lean anyway. I'd argue this is the proper way to run one, as opposed to taking mountains of VC money and burning up in a year
Re: Want to start a startup? Meet all the YC partners in Boston – Apr 20th
#28Will videos of the talks be recorded and posted to YouTube? I have really enjoyed the recordings of the older Startup School talks.
Re: Want to start a startup? Meet all the YC partners in Boston – Apr 20th
#29Should be a fun event with that date in Boston!
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#30And thus YC becomes a traditional company, let alone VC, with these campus placements from top schools. What happened to PG's mantras and vacillations about "The Reddits", and how they hired inexperienced founders from non target schools?
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