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15 out of 30 companies featured by Forbes did Y Combinator
Source: http://www.forbes.com/special-report/2012/30-under-30/30-under-30_tech.html and http://yclist.com/
Companies:
Branch
eBay
Peek
x Airbnb
x Pathjoy
x Stripe
Revel
x Chart.io
x MemSQL
Kaggle
x Hipmunk
x Cue
x FiveStars
x Dropbox
Box
x Funders Club
Asana
x Reddit
Clever Sense
x Zenpayroll
Learnup
Facebook
x Weebly
Intern Sushi
Radius Intelligence
x Codecademy
x Optimizely
Google
Github
Facebook
- pg 14y agoAnd Geoff Ralston reports that 6 of 30 in the education category did Imagine K12, which is all the more impressive since that category includes nonprofits as well.
- apoorvamehta 14y agoYou guys missed Instacart :) http://www.forbes.com/special-report/2012/30-under-30/30-under-30_games.html http://www.forbes.com/special-report/2012/30-under-30/30-und...
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- nanijoe 14y agoCould it just be lazy journalism?
- pedalpete 14y agoI don't think it's lazy journalism, it's just how the PR world works. YC gives people credibility and a soapbox. It's probably one of the greatest benefits at this time. Also, consider the source is forbes, this isn't the top 30 technologists under 30, or scientists, it's top 30 technology entrepreneurs under 30. Sure there are many who probably deserve to be on this list and aren't, but how would they be found. Do you have any suggestions on who you'd like to see on the list?
- KMinshew 14y agoThe Muse (themuse.com) did YC W '12 and was Forbes 30-under-30 in Media, plus also Amicus in Social Entrepreneurship, and Mixpanel, tracks.by and Emmett Shear in Games & Apps. Way to represent