I'm not meaning to imply that YC is discriminatory. If you look at YC as if it were a product, you could say its adoption is highest among people below 30. I

I'm not meaning to imply that YC is discriminatory. If you look at YC as if it were a product, you could say its adoption is highest among people below 30. I did look this up before submitting my comment. If you figure that there aren't many 15 year olds getting into YC and the distribution is flat, then that means there aren't many 35 year olds getting in either. I think the distribution is probably not flat, and probably peaks somewhere in 20-27 years of age, and that there are probably 40+ year olds who have been admitted and that there are also larger macro dynamics (e.g.: the age at which people get out of college is centered around low 20s) at work here. From: http://www.ycombinator.com/faq.html http://www.ycombinator.com/faq.html What's the average age of people you fund? About 26. A lot of people think it's younger because the press especially like to write about young founders. The press comment is relevant because a lot of people probably think the average age is 19-21. 26-27 are consistent with the point I was trying to make.