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Dropbox and Airbnb were superhot companies within 2 or 3 years after YC. My first Airbnb booking was in 2013, and that I felt like a late adopter.

• pclmulqdq 2y ago
  Yes, but average time to unicorn status has been increasing since the time of Dropbox and Airbnb. I assume you can draw more inferences from companies that are earlier-stage, too.
  • pyb 2y ago
    If you read their tweets, YC's message is that their companies are growing faster than ever