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Hariharan: Iteration speed is the single biggest predictor of founder success
“How fast do they ship? How fast do they iterate? Is the single biggest indicator and correlation to how successful they're going to be, how soon.”
Hariharan: Y Combinator is the only venture platform with strong network effects
“Well, I think YC is the only platform that has strong network effects, and as all network effects have shown, if you, if we mess up
The YC community, that, that is the, because it's, we are, we have this platform only because of the YC founders.”
Hariharan: Y Combinator requires only one partner's yes vote for admission
“On the early stage, it's only one group partner needs to say yes. Then the company is accepted into the batch”
Hariharan: YC Continuity Made 35 Investments in Seven Years
“So we've done 35 investments in seven years.”
Hariharan: India's top three recent breakout startups are all Y Combinator alumni
“In fact, the top three breakout companies in India in the last two years are all YC.”
Hariharan: YC Continuity is highly undercapitalized relative to YC's massive success
“And so, I mean, as I said, we are highly undercapitalized for the success of YC companies.”
Hariharan: Half of Y Combinator's batch founders are now international
“50% of our batch is international.”
Hariharan: YC Has Around 4,000 Companies and Over 8,500 Alumni
“We have around 4000 companies and more than 8500 alumni.”