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It takes a long time to tell what companies break out, but we are pretty confident that quality has remained fixed or improved (on a % basis).

• BrooklynRage 11y ago
  Just out of curiosity, how does YC internally determine startup quality (before the rest of the world recognizes it)?
  • _sentient 11y ago
    Probably a blend of growth metrics, capital raised, and some qualitative stuff.
  • brudgers 11y ago
    My understanding is that YC focuses on people more than ideas...e.g. the first version of JustinTV was a live stream of someone's life. Twitch was many years later.