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Sounds cool! Some (including me!) will argue that your list of schools is biased in a certain way :). I would encourage you to expand your list as 10 schools

Sounds cool! Some (including me!) will argue that your list of schools is biased in a certain way :). I would encourage you to expand your list as 10 schools really is a short list.

leodesrumaux 10y ago
The list of schools is always one of the most contentious point whenever we have the opportunity to pitch Seedrunners :) In a sense, it is a necessary evil to have such a restrictive list. One, creating scarcity helps us build interest in Seedrunners. Two, we carefully review and help each of our startup build their application (as it is in our interest for every one of them to have the best profile possible for the rankings). Something we could not realistically do if we were to receive thousands of applications. Finally, and most importantly, it has a significant marketing power when it comes to investors to guarantee that every startup is led by founders coming from the best schools in the world. Once we have proven that Seedrunners works and have the necessary financial resources, we will easily be able to open Seedrunners to all startup applicants (same goes for community membership).
- hotpockets 10y ago
  But, I mean like Yale is excluded, and a lot of really top schools. You could make a good case that the top 25 schools are so close in quality that there is hardly any difference, and it still creates scarcity.
  - leodesrumaux 10y ago
    Now I really hope you are not from Yale :) I totally agree with your point. But while it is true that Yale is not currently in our upcoming startups batches it will be very soon. Indeed, every month we plan to expand the list of schools and countries from which we accept startup applicants – until eventually allowing startups applicants from all corners of the world. But at this time we don’t want to spread ourselves too thin. We rather do a few small consecutive batches well (France first, UK second, US third) and then expand from there once we have proven that Seedrunners works and have the resources to scale up.

Sounds cool! Some (including me!) will argue that your list of schools is biased in a certain way :). I would encourage you to expand your list as 10 schools really is a short list.

leodesrumaux 10y ago

The list of schools is always one of the most contentious point whenever we have the opportunity to pitch Seedrunners :) In a sense, it is a necessary evil to have such a restrictive list. One, creating scarcity helps us build interest in Seedrunners. Two, we carefully review and help each of our startup build their application (as it is in our interest for every one of them to have the best profile possible for the rankings). Something we could not realistically do if we were to receive thousands of applications. Finally, and most importantly, it has a significant marketing power when it comes to investors to guarantee that every startup is led by founders coming from the best schools in the world. Once we have proven that Seedrunners works and have the necessary financial resources, we will easily be able to open Seedrunners to all startup applicants (same goes for community membership).

hotpockets 10y ago
But, I mean like Yale is excluded, and a lot of really top schools. You could make a good case that the top 25 schools are so close in quality that there is hardly any difference, and it still creates scarcity.
- leodesrumaux 10y ago
  Now I really hope you are not from Yale :) I totally agree with your point. But while it is true that Yale is not currently in our upcoming startups batches it will be very soon. Indeed, every month we plan to expand the list of schools and countries from which we accept startup applicants – until eventually allowing startups applicants from all corners of the world. But at this time we don’t want to spread ourselves too thin. We rather do a few small consecutive batches well (France first, UK second, US third) and then expand from there once we have proven that Seedrunners works and have the resources to scale up.