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Fair; it's not for everyone - but that's really not the point. The point is that no one really thought "22 year olds" were capable of making an economic impact
by sbisker 13y ago
Fair; it's not for everyone - but that's really not the point.
The point is that no one really thought "22 year olds" were capable of making an economic impact before YC came along. Hence, someone with the simple idea to say "Hey, we should give 22 year olds this deal" created an employment impact on the economy as big as Facebook. The more people that come up with new funding models like YC that actually work, the better we'll all be.
- michaelochurch 13y agoSome 22-year-olds are pretty badass, so I wouldn't underestimate them as a group. You're right, though. VC, except in certain bubble chambers (e.g. Stanford's CS department in the '90s) has this a weird paradox where you're either too old to raise money or too young to get an introduction. YC solved that, which is commendable.