this is simply false, generally. This would have been accurate: "doing a startup funded by TechStars gives someone way more credibility than an MBA, within the

this is simply false, generally. This would have been accurate: "doing a startup funded by TechStars gives someone way more credibility than an MBA, within the population that reads Hacker News." --- which is about, oh, i don't know .01% of the world's population. A top-5 MBA (most especially, one from HBS) opens doors for you in every industry, on every continent. YC/TS makes you the cool kid at parties in SoMa. Let's try and keep some perspective here.