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I bet the distribution of outcomes among all YC participants tells a different story - not all or nothing. Getting acquired or acqui-hired, while not as prestig
by krosaen 3y ago
I bet the distribution of outcomes among all YC participants tells a different story - not all or nothing. Getting acquired or acqui-hired, while not as prestigious, often nets the founders as much or more than the opportunity cost of not taking lucrative tech jobs. And surely there are plenty that need to close up shop without any financial outcome at all as well, but again, would love to see the distribution.
Also, even those who do not net any financial outcome, how many of those founders would say they regret going through YC? Guessing they have built a great network, learned a ton more than they would have as an IC at a big company, and are well positioned to do whatever they want to next, even joining a big company after all.