i think there are more potential billion dollar cos in this YC batch than ever before. hope i will say this many more times.
Mar 24, 2014 · 11:55 PM UTC
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@sama is there an inherent conflict between YC’s bias for $1BN+ value and what is optimal for the (often) low net worth founders it funds?
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@brynary only that we encourage founders to try to create big companies. we never stand in the way of an early acquisition if founder wants
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@sama does YC make predictions internally about the ultimate value of demo-day companies? If so, how accurate are they?
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@sama I think a big deal will be from smart hardware and health, like pollutiontrack.com is. We have applied this batch. Hope to get in.
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@sama wow. you already got many 1B potential apps 4 days before the deadline?
@sama and I hope gitcoin.co will be a YC company someday. Congrats on the new gig!
@sama @ycombinator a few of us hiding out in NYC as well. YC Gotham?