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Re:Y Combinator often backs startups that duplicate other YC... by osigurdson on Tuesday November 26, 2024 @10:45AM (#42246733)
Agree. I have watched several YC videos where they state this again and again. What they are less specific about is how precisely founders are selected.
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Re:Y Combinator often backs startups that duplicate other YC... by synergy20 on Tuesday November 26, 2024 @02:51PM (#42249304)
last time I read it's concentrated to a few elite school graduates
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Re:Y Combinator often backs startups that duplicate other YC... by intelVISA on Tuesday November 26, 2024 @10:17PM (#42252567)
I think that's the old criteria, doesn't the newer one forgive lesser schools if AI buzzwords are present?
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