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Want to start a startup? Meet all the YC partners in Boston – Apr 20th

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Re: Want to start a startup? Meet all the YC partners in Boston – Apr 20th

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Post by neilv »

Any chance it'll also be streamed live?

I'm in Boston, but guessing 13 speakers is a long time to be in an event space with a lot of students bused in from various schools. (1-on-1 or few-on-few can be better in-person, but remote works a lot better for talks.)

Also, Covid is going around the schools right now, and not everyone would let having Covid preclude a networking opportunity like this. Which would be a reason in favor of streaming (i.e., lower the incentive to make a lot of people sick). And also a reason some people would opt to watch the stream.

Re: Want to start a startup? Meet all the YC partners in Boston – Apr 20th

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Post by sandslash »

neilv wrote: post #32

Any chance it'll also be streamed live? I'm in Boston, but guessing 13 speakers is a long time to be in an event space with a lot of students bused in from various schools. (1-on-1 or few-on-few can be better in-person, but remote works a lot better for talks.) Also, Covid is going around the schools right now, and not everyone would let having Covid preclude a networking opportunity like this. Which would be a reaso…

We're working with the venue to stream it. At the very least, we will be recording the entire event and uploading it to YouTube!

Re: Want to start a startup? Meet all the YC partners in Boston – Apr 20th

#38

Post by somedumderp »

confoundcofound wrote: post #24
dang wrote: post #14

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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?

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Re: Want to start a startup? Meet all the YC partners in Boston – Apr 20th

#39

Post by somedumderp »

fakedang wrote: post #23

And 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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Re: Want to start a startup? Meet all the YC partners in Boston – Apr 20th

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Post by somedumderp »

ldjkfkdsjnv wrote: post #17
dang wrote: post #8

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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…

10x easier to raise capital from an elite university

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