We were in YC S22 and it definitely has become a status seeker magnet. However, entrepreneurship is itself a status seeker magnet.
The point the author misses is that you need to think of YC not as an organization but as a segment of time for personal and team reflection. It can help you develop a coherent narrative for your path and goals. Others may deride this characterization and say it’s too expensive. But the only way to enforce that kind of reflection is to raise the stakes and give it a real opportunity cost.
The point the author misses is that you need to think of YC not as an organization but as a segment of time for personal and team reflection. It can help you develop a coherent narrative for your path and goals. Others may deride this characterization and say it’s too expensive. But the only way to enforce that kind of reflection is to raise the stakes and give it a real opportunity cost.