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Presumably, your data can only show that it doesn't matter what school you went to, conditional on being accepted by YC. That is a completely different stateme
by michael_nielsen 19y ago
Presumably, your data can only show that it doesn't matter what school you went to, conditional on being accepted by YC.
That is a completely different statement than showing that it doesn't matter what school you went to. Your article appears to me like it is conflating the two.
- pg 19y agoNo, I'm also considering people we invite for interviews.
- gojomo 19y agoSo the conjecture of the essay is some combination of the following: (1) Conditional on having applied to YC, YC finds that having attended a prestigious college makes one no more likely to be selected for interviews. (2) Conditional on having been selected for YC interviews, YC finds that having attended a prestigious college makes one no more likely to receive YC support. (3) Conditional on receiving YC support, YC finds that having attended a prestigious college makes one no more likely to succeed in the market (here defined as visibly thriving within about a year). Given the initial essay's strong emphasis on market success as the ultimate verifier (paragraphs 5-8), I thought the main idea was (3) -- but if interview invites/subjective-evaluations are a factor, some amount of (1) and (2) are mixed in, too.