I think YC has reached a point where anything PG says is likely to be interpreted in the worst possible light. That's unfortunate, because YC really doesn't ha

I think YC has reached a point where anything PG says is likely to be interpreted in the worst possible light. That's unfortunate, because YC really doesn't have a type. I don't think there was a single Zuckerberg clone in our batch[1], a large portion of the batch had a foreign accent (me included), there were several awesome women led teams (Shoptiques, HireArt, TheDailyMuse, 99Dresses...) and we all got in. As I told a friend somewhat indelicately recently, the best attitude to have post YC-rejection is "Screw YC, we are going to go gangbusters on this anyway". Ironically, this makes you more likely to get in the the next time, should you choose to apply. If not, you still win. Mbellotti clearly got that part right with this: "Everything I have ever achieved in life has started with a panel rejecting me, YC was just another notch." So godspeed to her! [1] The closest may have been Jason Freedman, and he looks nothing like Zuckerberg http://42floors.com/team http://42floors.com/team