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Stripe could have still painted a $10Bstory easily. Agreed with the rest, though in 2017 gaming ecosystem business is more of a thing than it was in 2009.
by hkmurakami 9y ago
Stripe could have still painted a $10Bstory easily.
Agreed with the rest, though in 2017 gaming ecosystem business is more of a thing than it was in 2009.
- troutaway123 9y agoTo be clear: I think they would all likely be the same valuable businesses. My point is that not one of these companies would be funded by YC today. They succumbed to credentialism. They traded hackers for MBAs. The proverbial John Sculley has fired Steve Jobs and taken over.
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- hkmurakami 9y agoWasn't YC always a place of credentials? Its founders hail from Harvard/MIT, and even early admits were from elite institutions.