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I'm wondering if this is related to scaling Startup School. A clear business purpose for YC isn't visible in startup school, yet--could this be related?

by ericb 9y ago

tptacek 9y ago
The article says it's for Continuity Fund, which does investments in YC startups (and, apparently, non-YC startups now as well).
- ericb 9y ago
  Shortly after that, it goes on to say they are all being merged, so I don't put much stock in that as an indicator of the purpose.
  - tptacek 9y ago
    It says Continuity and Early Stage are being merged, not that everything in YC is being merged.
    - ericb 9y ago
      To clarify, when I said "everything" I meant stage-wise, early and late are being co-mingled, which to me, implies that this isn't necessarily related to continuity, which is late stage. I'm not trying to imply that the overall corporate structure is changing. I was assuming that startup school would fall under the early stage rubric, but maybe not?
      - tedmiston 9y ago
        IIRC YC does not invest in startup school companies at all (but invites them to apply for YC Core as they do any startup).
tommynicholas 9y ago
I think it's about making money by investing in companies they think could be big but maybe I'm crazy.
arikr 9y ago
Exceptionally doubtful. My guess is that this is about monetizing YC. YC Core is relatively illiquid, while a $1b fund provides ~$20 million per year on management fees to be used for operating costs/salaries.
a13n 9y ago
Business purposes for startup school: - International brand awareness, establishes them as a thought leader. Attracts entrepreneurs from all over the world to YC Core. - Data. Every startup posted weekly metrics and they were segmented into category: AI, B2B, etc. This can be useful to choosing which categories to invest heavily in, and they can tell their alums what's hot. - Makes their market grow faster. The more great startups out there, the more successful YC will be.

I'm wondering if this is related to scaling Startup School. A clear business purpose for YC isn't visible in startup school, yet--could this be related?

by ericb 9y ago

I'm wondering if this is related to scaling Startup School. A clear business purpose for YC isn't visible in startup school, yet--could this be related?

tptacek 9y ago

The article says it's for Continuity Fund, which does investments in YC startups (and, apparently, non-YC startups now as well).

ericb 9y ago
Shortly after that, it goes on to say they are all being merged, so I don't put much stock in that as an indicator of the purpose.
- tptacek 9y ago
  It says Continuity and Early Stage are being merged, not that everything in YC is being merged.
  - ericb 9y ago
    To clarify, when I said "everything" I meant stage-wise, early and late are being co-mingled, which to me, implies that this isn't necessarily related to continuity, which is late stage. I'm not trying to imply that the overall corporate structure is changing. I was assuming that startup school would fall under the early stage rubric, but maybe not?
    - tedmiston 9y ago
      IIRC YC does not invest in startup school companies at all (but invites them to apply for YC Core as they do any startup).

tommynicholas 9y ago

I think it's about making money by investing in companies they think could be big but maybe I'm crazy.

arikr 9y ago

Exceptionally doubtful. My guess is that this is about monetizing YC. YC Core is relatively illiquid, while a $1b fund provides ~$20 million per year on management fees to be used for operating costs/salaries.

a13n 9y ago

Business purposes for startup school: - International brand awareness, establishes them as a thought leader. Attracts entrepreneurs from all over the world to YC Core. - Data. Every startup posted weekly metrics and they were segmented into category: AI, B2B, etc. This can be useful to choosing which categories to invest heavily in, and they can tell their alums what's hot. - Makes their market grow faster. The more great startups out there, the more successful YC will be.