> Imagine how mistaken that would sound if you substitute "startup founders" for "programmers." Isn't that pretty common among incubators and VCs? It's not the

> Imagine how mistaken that would sound if you substitute "startup founders" for "programmers." Isn't that pretty common among incubators and VCs? It's not the only factor, but for first-time founders, being from Stanford is a large plus when it comes to getting in the door. If you already have a track record then of course they just go by that. But when it's your first company, I don't think the "startup ecosystem" is any less reliant on these kinds of signalling credentials to filter the large volume of people who want funding.