[mthoms]

I have a partially completed YC application — Once I came across the (required) age field I simply decided to not go any further.

I appreciate that YC are upfront about age being important because it tells me two things: (1) I shouldn't waste my time and (2) YC's morals are not in alignment with mine anyhow.

Regarding the latter: It's not a huge deal - I can understand why they do it. Screening based on age is just not something I would be comfortable doing.

But hey, it's not my money after all.

[cudgy]

Good point. At least they make it obvious that they will discriminate based on your age, or why do they ask? They aren’t creating marketing lists.

I wonder if startups that get accepted into the program are also advised to bias toward younger new hires as well. Seems consistent with the acceptance criteria of the program.