Alströmer: Knowing YC Partners Does Not Affect Application Outcomes
Gustaf Alströmer · Lessons from working with 600+ YC startups | Gustaf Alströmer (Y Combinator, Airbnb) · Mar 2, 2023 · at 1:24:06
Gustaf Alströmer, Group Partner at Y Combinator, explains how YC evaluates startup applications and clarifies that warm introductions to partners provide no advantage.
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“To apply to AC, you don't need to know any of us. You don't need to reach out to us. It doesn't make Any specific difference? The principles of YC is that you should be able to get, become an insider in YC in Silicon Valley without knowing anybody. And that's kind of what the application process is about. So feel free to reach out to us if you have questions, but don't feel like that's required to be a good YC applicants. It's actually the opposite in that we read and treat all the applications equally.”
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