Also true for male founders. Perusing many of the companies in any YC batch, the founders, especially the nontechnical ones, appear to be far more attractive th

Also true for male founders. Perusing many of the companies in any YC batch, the founders, especially the nontechnical ones, appear to be far more attractive than average. It's a mixture of beauty bias (even the smart YC evaluators are not immune), the fact that more attractive people are more willing to take risks because they have a higher chance of ending up on their feet in the event of failure, and the eugenic "smart thus rich/high status dad/mom can marry hotter spouse" effect compounding over generations. Often YC founders come from privilege and physical appearance is certainly a correlate.