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It's worth noting that if this is true (my gut says it is), what you're measuring is successfulness of companies that go through YC (implies that the company is
by jonafato 15y ago
It's worth noting that if this is true (my gut says it is), what you're measuring is successfulness of companies that go through YC (implies that the company is good enough to be accepted), not that of companies that apply. In any case, correlation != causation. This should be based on how you think YC would benefit you and your company, not potentially misleading statistics.
- dgunn 15y agoYes. It's implied that you must first be accepted before YC can benefit you in any profound way. I'm willing to meet you half way. The stat is misleading because it implies causation. But that implication makes it no less accurate. It could be that being accepted to YC is just a good indicator that a company already had the necessary faculties to become successful. Even if that's the case, I imagine a control group of companies who were accepted to YC but chose not to attend would have a lower probability of being successful.