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> Paul's basic premise is that it's not the class quality that matters, it's the unicorns that matter... You want the one or two superstars, even if they're in
by Lordarminius 10y ago
> Paul's basic premise is that it's not the class quality that matters, it's the unicorns that matter... You want the one or two superstars, even if they're in a crap class....
I used to wonder at this thinking and so apparently have many other observers until I hit upon the realization that the narrative from YC was misleading.
It doesn't make sense to rest your entire strategy on seeking one or two superstars from a crap class. What is really going on, is that they organize the most promising applicants into a class then nurture and wait for unicorns to emerge. The midlings make returns too