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Re:Why YC by justin on Thursday February 18, 2016 @02:17PM (#11128443)
It takes a long time to tell what companies break out, but we are pretty confident that quality has remained fixed or improved (on a % basis).
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Re:Why YC by BrooklynRage on Thursday February 18, 2016 @04:44PM (#11129563)
Just out of curiosity, how does YC internally determine startup quality (before the rest of the world recognizes it)?
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Re:Why YC by brudgers on Thursday February 18, 2016 @05:47PM (#11129979)
My understanding is that YC focuses on people more than ideas...e.g. the first version of JustinTV was a live stream of someone's life. Twitch was many years later.
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Re:Why YC by _sentient on Thursday February 18, 2016 @05:23PM (#11129820)
Probably a blend of growth metrics, capital raised, and some qualitative stuff.
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