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Overall, I found the reading very enjoyable. And down to earth, which is refreshing. Until this part, that is: > And you know where the founders of these big
by outworlder 10y ago
Overall, I found the reading very enjoyable. And down to earth, which is refreshing.
Until this part, that is:
> And you know where the founders of these big winners are going to come from? From this room!
Not sure how to view this part. On one hand, of course she's right. If no "unicorns" ever came from YC, they wouldn't be around still. But it seems to imply that all founders that are going to be wildly successful were in that room. That's either appealing to emotion for morale purposes, or way too elitist. Not sure which.
- alain94040 10y agoYou're over-analyzing this. It's a speech at a conference, addressing entrepreneurs. That sentence is just pep talk. Don't take it literally.
- jl 10y agoI was giving a talk to 800+ women (most of whom were not affiliated with YC in any way) who attended the Female Founders Conference last April in SF. A majority of them have already started a startup, so of course I'm hoping they will become successful someday.
- outworlder 10y agoThanks for the context and taking the time to answer. I took the time of watching the talk, not just read the transcript. Came up with a completely different impression. They really needed some words of encouragement after the meat of the talk. As the sibling comment says, I've indeed over-analyzed it. My apologies.