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>I also can't understand how a 21-year-old Stanford graduate who already has experience in the market he's about to launch in could ever feel he "must have just
by arfliw 12y ago
>I also can't understand how a 21-year-old Stanford graduate who already has experience in the market he's about to launch in could ever feel he "must have just been lucky".
You don't seem to understand how competitive YC is. Guys like that are a dime a dozen when your acceptance rate is less than 3%[1].
[1]http://blog.ycombinator.com/yc-portfolio-stats http://blog.ycombinator.com/yc-portfolio-stats
- trwhite 12y agoI completely understand how competitive YC is, I just find it hard to believe that anyone could doubt themself when they've attended one of the most prestigious universities in the world and also been accepted into the most selective startup accelerator. There's no 'luck' involved. This all takes immense talent.