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Every year, Naval, Nivi, and Brian, through Spearhead, give up to $1 million to 30 founders; the founders then use the money to invest in friends

By banding together, creators have the chance to change this, forming effective, high-signal syndicates. In doing so, they solve a critical issue for startups: distribution. By aggregating audiences, they can serve new companies to a large pool of consumers and businesses.

Indeed, many people mistakenly see YC as another status signal (Harvard for startups) when it's so much more than that. Early-stage capital allocation is one of the most potent fundamental forces in the acceleration. In a nutshell: YC = e/acc Harvard = decel Its intrinsic… Show more

Instead of negotiating a salary with a superior, you’ll more likely put a token grant request through the governance process with the community.