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Its fantastic the gender issue is being looked at. And it's nice that non-US citizens are funded. But what percentage of the founders were pg's age or older?
by whybroke 12y ago
Its fantastic the gender issue is being looked at. And it's nice that non-US citizens are funded.
But what percentage of the founders were pg's age or older?
- alexanderss 12y agoWhat percentage of applicants are his age or older? Probably very, very small for obvious reasons. Most founders PG's age and older have more financial resources (and network, etc) making YC's terms less appealing than for younger founders without any experience. In terms of diversity, age doesn't quite fit in here.
- whybroke 12y ago19% female applicants were accepted, and 24% applicants were female. 39% accepted applicants were from outside the US. 0% of founders were anywhere near pg's age. Are all Entrepreneurs under 40? Not remotely. But more astounding: You would never get tech industry leaders saying "men are just smarter" or "whites are just smarter" yet Zuckerberg makes exactly that statement for agism. And he made that statement at a Y Combinator Startup event. So re your "obvious reasons", it is not that every one over 40 is rich, it is that few intelligent people over say 40 would be fool enough to go near those organizations given that very public attitude.
- tptacek 12y agoPretty sure "0% of founders were anywhere near pg's age" is false.