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I had two audiences in mind: * General interest. I.e. what are the implications to YC companies themselves? The letter format was intended as a fun way to fr
by eladgil 16y ago
I had two audiences in mind:
* General interest. I.e. what are the implications to YC companies themselves? The letter format was intended as a fun way to frame it :)
* The YC companies. From talking to a handful of them, I am much less certain than you are that every founder has completely digested the full implications of the note (various ways to use it, and what to think about avoiding).
As you point out, the YC team has some great people on it, who can undoubtedly support their startups in navigating some of these issues.
- starfishjenga 16y agoHaving raised cap and interacted with a bunch of YC alums (hired 2 and friends with others), I can strongly second Elad's points. Just because they're in YC and exposed to some very accomplished people doesn't imply that they already know these things. They have a lot to think about when they're starting up their companies, so it's hard for them to absorb everything at once, despite being super smart.