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YCs bootcamp style tends to select recent students without families. Older marrieds have made it through, but are not the majority. (Based on reading Stross's
by peter303 11y ago
YCs bootcamp style tends to select recent students without families. Older marrieds have made it through, but are not the majority. (Based on reading Stross's YC book.)
- michaelZejoop 11y agoI am not familiar with Stross's book. If I remember correctly this subject is not part of the YC application (marital status, family...). I have applied three times including the latest for w2016. I have not been invited for an interview yet, so maybe it comes up in that context. For the record, I am single, no family, former aerospace engineer, laid off in my early to mid-fifties, several years ago. The topic of age diversity is of great interest to me. I believe there is a lot of engineering talent and experience laying dormant, waiting to be tapped - people laid off right before retirement. Adding to my defense systems engineering skills I've become a full stack developer for the project I am applying with, and I am ready to go! (edited for typo)