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Re:Y Combinator and Power in Silicon Valley by brudgers on Tuesday December 03, 2024 @06:52AM (#42305194)
for companies YC likes and believes in post-accelerator. YC definitely discriminates from that perspective- they choose which startups they think have the most promise during any given batch, and they give those founders preferential treatment.

Based on what I’ve read, this seems backwards, I think YC chooses founders with the most promise and gives their companies preferential treatment because promise is only the ability to do things.

But I could be wrong and probably am.

Re:Y Combinator and Power in Silicon Valley by djbusby on Tuesday December 03, 2024 @08:04AM (#42305660)
IME the earlier a company is in their lifecycle the more the team matters than the idea. So, choosing founders seems The Right Way