Done with YC: Age Discrimination

Re:Done with YC: Age Discrimination by jimhi on Monday August 09, 2021 @06:09PM (#28122944)

That’s a shame. I know several founders who email specific partners who have in experience in their industry and they seem to get more personalized rejections

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Re:Done with YC: Age Discrimination by the-dude on Tuesday August 10, 2021 @03:00AM (#28125850)

Regular applicants definetly don't get this. YC says as much in the rejection email.

I guess it is all really easy when you are already connected.

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Re:Done with YC: Age Discrimination by jimhi on Tuesday August 10, 2021 @07:13AM (#28127348)

Nobody was connected when they started, not myself either. They got their partner contact publicly or from public events they hold

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Re:Done with YC: Age Discrimination by the-dude on Tuesday August 10, 2021 @07:20AM (#28127408)

Did they participate in the Startup School or other programs?

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Re:Done with YC: Age Discrimination by jimhi on Tuesday August 10, 2021 @10:26AM (#28129236)

For me and others who got in before that existed no. For those after, yes.

After this discussion, I think going to the inperson events gives you a bit of an unfair advantage to really explain what you have made.

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