Available heuristic concepts include random distribution, tiering (top 50, top 60, top 70, etc.), geographic (San Jose, Peninsula, Southern East Bay, etc.), age groups, and self-selection (think of it as picking teams as in grade school).
Picking 10 teampickers at random and letting them draft their team in rounds would allow for similar benefits to a college or pro sports draft: try to make up for shortcomings in the existing line-up (team with good design skills, team with good business savvy) would probably end up working out.
Allowing for a midseason merger between these groups would probably also be productive, as there will probably tend to be people who don't stay with the program, and thus groups of 10 will become groups of 5-8.
The end best answer may be all of these approaches, with each approach taken over a span of every two weeks.
(getting a premonition YC decisionmakers will read this and weigh accordingly)
The thing that would keep me from joining (assuming my group didn't make the YC cut), like many other applicants to YC, is that I have a geographical disadvantage, and the modest stipend ends up making the relocation (and the dinners) possible.
A YCx would likely not provide that stipend, so colocating a group of founders for a dinner (and especially multiple dinners) would get prohibitively expensive outside of certain geographic locations where enough teams live (I can see a YCx in Boston, or LA, or Austin working out).
There's still probably 10 bay area rejected applicants per acceptee, so this is still a very worthwhile project.
well there's not investment involved, nor equity taken. It's for the benefits of all involved. Instead of working in silos or at coworking spaces, YCx will provide a framework to develop more meaningful relationships than going to casual meetups or general assembly (NYC) events because you get to see the same 10 (or however many) startups repeatedly over a period of time, and presumably grow together.
I am based in NYC, so I can see that happening here. I am not sure where you are based but if your city has at least 50k to 100k people, you can probably get a few startups together.
And on dinner. Aren't we supposed to be just trying to get to ramen profitable ? :)
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Available heuristic concepts include random distribution, tiering (top 50, top 60, top 70, etc.), geographic (San Jose, Peninsula, Southern East Bay, etc.), age groups, and self-selection (think of it as picking teams as in grade school).
Picking 10 teampickers at random and letting them draft their team in rounds would allow for similar benefits to a college or pro sports draft: try to make up for shortcomings in the existing line-up (team with good design skills, team with good business savvy) would probably end up working out.
Allowing for a midseason merger between these groups would probably also be productive, as there will probably tend to be people who don't stay with the program, and thus groups of 10 will become groups of 5-8.
The end best answer may be all of these approaches, with each approach taken over a span of every two weeks.
agreed w/ the downsizing from 10 on down due to dropouts.
if you are working on a startup and not already in an incubator, would you join?
(getting a premonition YC decisionmakers will read this and weigh accordingly)
The thing that would keep me from joining (assuming my group didn't make the YC cut), like many other applicants to YC, is that I have a geographical disadvantage, and the modest stipend ends up making the relocation (and the dinners) possible.
A YCx would likely not provide that stipend, so colocating a group of founders for a dinner (and especially multiple dinners) would get prohibitively expensive outside of certain geographic locations where enough teams live (I can see a YCx in Boston, or LA, or Austin working out).
There's still probably 10 bay area rejected applicants per acceptee, so this is still a very worthwhile project.
well there's not investment involved, nor equity taken. It's for the benefits of all involved. Instead of working in silos or at coworking spaces, YCx will provide a framework to develop more meaningful relationships than going to casual meetups or general assembly (NYC) events because you get to see the same 10 (or however many) startups repeatedly over a period of time, and presumably grow together.
I am based in NYC, so I can see that happening here. I am not sure where you are based but if your city has at least 50k to 100k people, you can probably get a few startups together.
And on dinner. Aren't we supposed to be just trying to get to ramen profitable ? :)