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Hi Sam, I'm currently a highschool junior and the co - founder of EnerScore. I'm aware that YC has a semi-preference for younger founders as you said so yourse

Hi Sam, I'm currently a highschool junior and the co - founder of EnerScore. I'm aware that YC has a semi-preference for younger founders as you said so yourself, but I wanted to know how YC might view me being this young. Will it count against me in my application, or is YC more focused on the product itself?

sama 12y ago
The only hard disqualifier is if no founders are 18 or older, because you can't sign contracts in that case. I generally do not think it's a good life decision to start a company when you're 16 or 17, and I'd suggest waiting a couple of years.