Q What's really working for Y Combinator? We're trying to start something like that called WTF fund, which is a non-dilutive grant program where we don't take equity. So not, not too much like Y Combinator, but a different version of it. Why have they been so successful?
A I don't know. I haven't thought about it when I was young. I just wanted to go there because I thought that was The place you had to go if you wanted to become a Silicon Valley founder. Um, they made a lot of, they've been a kingmaker in the industry, I think. I'm sure they have some unique way of, uh, figuring out who's a good fit in terms of founders, and then they have their brand, and then they, uh, prepare the founders for, like, uh, the, the, the subsequent funding rounds in a pretty smart way. Like, even When I'm raising money, sometimes I reference the Y Combinator docs, like the guides for how to raise money.
AI assessment note: “they have their brand, and then they, uh, prepare the founders”