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I can't figure out the reason why some of these companies got selected into YC. I can see why Bikanta, Helion Energy, Ginkgo Bioworks, BitAccess, and ProductH
by pptr1 12y ago
I can't figure out the reason why some of these companies got selected into YC. I can see why Bikanta, Helion Energy, Ginkgo Bioworks, BitAccess, and ProductHunt might get in. However, some other companies look like run of the mill startup.
I use non-YC companies on https://news.ycombinator.com/show https://news.ycombinator.com/show, ProductHunt, and AngelList for comparison. In comparison the quality signal of recent YC companies (the ones not mentioned above and some others) is not that high* compared to Non YC companies. I looked at the profile of the founders, their twitter and github pages and most importantly the product; nothing stands out so much.
*I am not saying the YC companies are bad, I am just saying they seem to be of the same quality as what is out there. I would expect recent YC companies to have a higher quality signal than what is out there.
- soneca 12y agoWell, YC often brags about how they learned to select the right people. So there will be the difference. Also, you are over estimating your ability to detect the quality of a startup from public signals. I don't think it is that easy to identify which company will win on a specific sector based on profile of the founders, their twitter, github pages and the product. If YC companies were such an obvious choice for an acceleration, there would be a lot more of YCs around.
- justplay 12y ago100% true. I guess the top voted HN product/startup either don't choose YC or may be something like that. huh, can't say anything. YC claim that they put money on founder rather then product,i am sure they have seen something certainly.
- 6thSigma 12y agoIt's important to keep in mind YC was judging these companies based on their long term goals, whereas we can only judge them based on their version 1.0.
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