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YCombinator has a very narrow niche for the kind of companies they fund. They reject many companies, not because they aren't good companies, but because they do
by jacoblyles 16y ago
YCombinator has a very narrow niche for the kind of companies they fund. They reject many companies, not because they aren't good companies, but because they don't fit the YCombinator style. This isn't a bad thing for YC. Everybody needs to specialize. And it means there are plenty of good startups out there that aren't getting funded by PG/Yuri Milner.