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Re:The Next Y Combinator Class Will Be 80 Strong by paul on Tuesday May 22, 2012 @08:11PM (#4010799)
No, we don't administer IQ tests or anything. The point is that investors main interest is in finding good companies that will possibly be the next Google/Facebook/Dropbox.
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Re:The Next Y Combinator Class Will Be 80 Strong by thereason on Tuesday May 22, 2012 @08:49PM (#4010892)
But wouldn't IQ, education, etc. be factors in whether someone would even make it into the YC class?

If investors are not concerned with these factors, should they be relevant in the YC (or any incubator) application process?

(I realize asking this may be stirring a hornet's nest, and to anyone reading who is offended I apologize, but I am sincerely interested in the mind of the investor and their evaluation process.)

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Re:The Next Y Combinator Class Will Be 80 Strong by Mumbles on Tuesday May 22, 2012 @09:25PM (#4011005)
It doesn't really matter if participants have a low(er) IQ, or went to a non-elite school. As long as they are capable of creating great companies. YC does all the screening to make sure they are capable of doing so.

http://news.ycombinator.com/s2012form

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