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Interesting! YC themselves said it was “at least 50%”, but looks like even more than that based on the company tagging in startup directory. Curious how much pe
by billplayfair 2y ago
Interesting! YC themselves said it was “at least 50%”, but looks like even more than that based on the company tagging in startup directory. Curious how much people think this is (probably all 3):
1) signal value: AI-anything is getting funded atm and founders are smart.
2) founder-level trend: founders are actually just working on AI much more naturally.
3) YC selection trend: YC deliberately pivoting towards AI in its selection process.
- JohnFen 2y agoI think it's mostly #1. AI is the hype right now, and founders probably perceive (rightly or wrongly) that finding a way to tie into "AI" will make fundraising easier. I bet that the number of startups that included blockchain-related keywords a few years ago was also very high, very the same reason.