No, I'm merely a marketer myself, with some experience behind their side of the table, so I felt like calling out "oh really?!?" types of statements when I see them for the gullible entrepreneur types (met many) who might thoughtlessly drink the cool-aid.
Also, there were more than three. A few more that stood out, and I'm sure we could argue on a few more:
Misconception: I’ve raised too much money for YC.
Is a sampling anomaly for all we know.
Misconception: I’m too far along for YC.
Likewise.
Misconception: Solo founders aren’t accepted.
Seriously? "8.5% had a solo founder."
Misconception: I need to know someone at YC or have an alumni recommendation.
Likewise. "54.7% did not have a recommendation." Of those that did/didn't, how many got accepted?
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No, I'm merely a marketer myself, with some experience behind their side of the table, so I felt like calling out "oh really?!?" types of statements when I see them for the gullible entrepreneur types (met many) who might thoughtlessly drink the cool-aid.
Also, there were more than three. A few more that stood out, and I'm sure we could argue on a few more:
Is a sampling anomaly for all we know.
Likewise.
Seriously? "8.5% had a solo founder."
Likewise. "54.7% did not have a recommendation." Of those that did/didn't, how many got accepted?
Right, 100% who got in applied, see? Meaningless.