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Y Combinator's Future in the Software Slowdown
brief.bismarckanalysis.comIndie.vc is modeled on Y Combinator, the classic Silicon Valley accelerator, which takes a small but meaningful stake in very-early-stage companies in exchange for a very small amount of cash, plus a lot of help in business planning, networking with other entrepreneurs, and eventually, showcasing the company to VCs. Y Combinator has been phenomenal
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Y Combinator’s motto was “Make Something People Want,” and the four Auctomatic cofounders did so.
Randall Stross • The Launch Pad
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Aaron Harrisycombinator.com
With an intake process that emphasizes past accomplishments and interviews rather than bureaucratic credentials, and with an ethos of taking chances on those who show promise rather than weeding out those who might fail, YC has been able to select charismatic and energetic candidates for its program. The three-month program serves as the foundation... See more
Going back to how a lot of investors operate, it's very ego-driven. It's very driven by one personality or a bunch of lone wolves who happen to run in a pack, and I don't think that's how capital deployment should work. I genuinely believe we need a hive mind, and that's what we've done at Initialized.
Invest like the Best • Unwrapping the Gift
They offered a $150,000 investment to every one of the forty-four members of YC’s winter 2011 batch. The venture capital world had never seen blanket approval of so many companies in one fell swoop.