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Which is, incidentally, not dissimilar from the signaling effects of attending Harvard/MIT/Stanford.
by yahelc 12y ago
Which is, incidentally, not dissimilar from the signaling effects of attending Harvard/MIT/Stanford.
- argonaut 12y agoIn the tech world, the YC signal > H/M/S signal.
- maxbrown 12y agoKind of a generalization, no? Do you mean specifically for startup success and/or raising VC money?
- _delirium 12y agoI don't think that's generally true. YC is very well respected in a very specific niche of tech, while H/M/S have much broader name recognition in tech generally. Depends to some extent on what you want to do. YC has great name recognition among VCs, so if you're going that route, it's a good name to have. A Stanford or MIT degree generally has better name recognition among people hiring for tech jobs, especially outside of the SF Bay Area and among people not culturally part of the "startup scene".
- argonaut 12y agoYeah, I should have clarified. It's a bit uncertain if YC > HMS to hiring managers at companies. YC is definitely > HMS in the startup and raising VC world. However, engineers and recruiters at the top tech companies like Google/Facebook/Amazon/Microsoft have definitely heard of YC.