Harshita Arora was 17 when she cofounded AtoB and got into YC.
I was 27 when I cofounded Posterous and got into YC.
Nicolas Dessaigne was 37 when he cofounded Algolia and got into YC
It doesn’t matter what age you are. YC is the community to join to go fast when starting.
Positive users find YC's acceptance of older founders inspiring as it removes age excuses for building startups, while negative users call the claims dishonest given persistent ageism in VC.
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We don’t care what your age is
We care if you can build with craft and care
And if you can make something people want
I was 33 when I did YC. No excuse.
I was solo founder.
I was international.
I was pre-revenue.
But I had ambition, a big vision, and could build.
@garrytan Hi Garry, would love your thoughts on this, we built THE Company Brain-
@garrytan Curious who the oldest YC founder is? Or what percentage are over 40? 45? 50?
@garrytan @ycombinator what do you think about yc’s batch being disproportionately b2b
We did @ycombinator 2 years ago with an average founding team age of 41 and became YC’s fastest unicorn 💪🏻👴🏻💪🏻
YC is the YC for 35+ founder 👌
YC is absolutely YC for 35+ founders. We fund many founders in that bracket every batch and will continue to. If you want to build a huge fast-growing company alongside a peer group of the most ambitious people in the planet, you should apply to YC regardless of age. If your team seems awesome and serious we will want to talk to you.
@sricherukuri22 We don’t care your age
We care whether you build with craft and make something people want
@garrytan Can African founders with a global product apply ? @garrytan
@garrytan I'm 40. Hoping I get into YC for the next batch. 3rd time lucky!!!
@garrytan @grok what would you guess the age distribution range is for accepted YC founders? Bonus points if you have verifiable info to back your view
@garrytan 7
@garrytan It is not about age. YC is in the Columbus paradigm. That is a huge problem.
I had no idea you founded Posterous. :)
@garrytan Also the golden era for older founders. It’s never too late.
@garrytan when will be the next season?
@garrytan Garry I’ve got a few ideas if 69 isn’t too old?
@garrytan @mirko_monti6 You should apply
@garrytan But what is the median age? 😉
@garrytan But the last digit of age must be 7?
@garrytan yeah age really doesn't matter for this stuff
@garrytan And that guy was 87 when found http://gerentology.ai and got into yc
@garrytan What is YC What is so great about it for every individual here Is it like a benchmark?