> The idea was this: if higher-education and prestigious experience weren't reliable sources of quality, and if you could make an ML model that could identify i

> The idea was this: if higher-education and prestigious experience weren't reliable sources of quality, and if you could make an ML model that could identify it better through testing The problem is that in reality those two sources of data are really reliable. YC itself is mostly composed of people (over 90%) from prestigious schools and organizations. It’s rare to see anyone accepted to YC, who was from a mediocre or unknown institution for both education and work experience.