Ohanian: Early Y Combinator was dismissed and unsophisticated about Silicon Valley
Alexis Ohanian · The Unlimited Potential of Web3 with Alexis Ohanian | Where It Happens · Dec 23, 2021 · at 23:00
Alexis Ohanian reflects on the early years of Y Combinator before it relocated its operations to Silicon Valley.
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“The first few years of YC were very janky. It was seen as, I think most people were quite dismissive of it, and frankly, PG and Jessica were not that sophisticated when it came to Silicon Valley VC, because they were based in Boston.”
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