Stanford. If your plan is to start a startup, potential employees and investors alike will look to see some sort of indicator that you have potential. It sucks

Stanford. If your plan is to start a startup, potential employees and investors alike will look to see some sort of indicator that you have potential. It sucks to admit, but pedigree IS important. Think of it as you filling the "Please tell us in one or two sentences something about each founder that shows a high level of ability." box on your YC application edit: I didn't see you were considering top companies. I would say 1) top company 2) Stanford 3) startups