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>Obviously YC is now also funding energy and biotech companies that are at least as risky as anything from 2005, but if you look at the verticals where they've
by danieltillett 11y ago
>Obviously YC is now also funding energy and biotech companies that are at least as risky as anything from 2005, but if you look at the verticals where they've been active the longest it certainly seems like the trend in those areas is toward later stage and lower risk.
I am sure this is a reflection of the companies they get to look at. If we use a dating analogy they seem to be getting more interest from supermodels, but this doesn’t mean they are getting more interest from potential life partners.
- Alex3917 11y ago> I am sure this is a reflection of the companies they get to look at. I think it's the opposite actually; there are an effectively infinite amount of startups, but the bandwidth of YC is (currently) finite. What we're seeing now is exactly what you'd predict just from the math, even without any data.
- danieltillett 11y agoWhen you have a 100 times the interest and limited bandwidth then you only get a short time to look at each company and you end up choosing on the basis of appearance not substance as this is a faster heuristic.