That's true, and that's why I said YC may very well want to highlight such founders from disadvantaged backgrounds, if only for their own benefit.
However, I'm assuming that the YC partners are not going to be taking advice from me just because I post on Hacker News. People thinking of applying to YC might (hell, I might). They can control their actions, they can't control YC's actions. Why not focus on what you can control? That's another critical startup skill.
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A critical skill for a startup incubator is reaching all the people who could succeed and make them a ton of money.
That includes openly and directly addressing mis-impressions the talent pool may have of who the incubator is looking for.
That's true, and that's why I said YC may very well want to highlight such founders from disadvantaged backgrounds, if only for their own benefit.
However, I'm assuming that the YC partners are not going to be taking advice from me just because I post on Hacker News. People thinking of applying to YC might (hell, I might). They can control their actions, they can't control YC's actions. Why not focus on what you can control? That's another critical startup skill.