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See comment above. There was another interview or blog post where he talked about his preference for young people more extensively, but I can't find it. Do yo
by LastManStanding 14y ago
See comment above. There was another interview or blog post where he talked about his preference for young people more extensively, but I can't find it. Do you happen to know how many people over 50 have been accepted into Y-Combinator?
- jiggy2011 14y agoI wonder how many people over 50 would apply? IIRC the seed capital they provide is probably small enough that a 50 year old would likely have that in their savings and possibly enough contacts/credit rating to get other funding directly. The closest I could find was this: http://www.paulgraham.com/mit.html http://www.paulgraham.com/mit.html But all he really says there is that younger founders have an advantage that they can live on less money.
- herdrick 14y agoYou're thinking of someone else. Paul has corrected people here several times when they say something like, "I'd like to apply to YC but I'm X years old.". Usually his reply is approximately "We've funded several people ten years older than you.". I think the oldest YC funded founder is 50 something. So far.