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@gospelinmusic YC's cache has frankly declined for anyone who isn't pre-revenue as the finances of the deal don't make sense in most cases. On top of this, the quality of their later "top company" outliers has drastically declined as application pool has gone up. It's just harder to allocate...

@meki Feedback is only given if you have an interview now. Applications rejected right away do not lead to feedback. Just giving the info incase anyone is reading. Not saying you're wrong on the above.

@granrobertsdesign lol keep defending Garry — have you seen his own twitter? Talk about mob mentality

@grounded Agreed on criticizing founders -- Wasn't necessarily trying to do that. I think there's a perception from founders that it is YC or bust and that's just not healthy or accurate. There are plenty of funds out there deploying capital. There are plenty of companies and founders who...

@grounded I don’t think YC is going anywhere either. My point is more that all VCs can be fallible and I think some more of that is catching up to YC in recent batches. This was a post about critical posts being scrubbed from the sub. And I think the discussion on what’s actually happening is...

@grounded Oh the GPS are saying the lps are happy? From someone who used to work there? Was the growth fund not an organizational failure and a distraction? Did batch size not get out of control?LPs aren’t pleased all across the VC world right now. Stop pretending YC is immune to this. You...

@johnhus1966 As someone who’s gone through YC and works in VC now. Their deal flow has become drastically worse in recent batches. They’re calling insurtechs that can’t raise a series b outliers in marketing posts. The allure and pedigree is declining. Also LPs are clearly unhappy. Batch size...