[TehCorwiz]

I agree, but Y-Combinator literally only exists to squeeze the most bizness out of young smart people. That's why you're not seeing so much agreement.

[phkahler]

>> but Y-Combinator literally only exists to squeeze the most bizness out of young smart people.

YC started out with the intent to give young smart people a shot at starting a business. IMHO it has shifted significantly over the years to more what you say. We see ads now seeking a "founding engineer" for YC startups, but it used to be the founders were engineers.

[te_chris]

Squeezed all the alpha out of the idealists now it’s the business guys turn

[bufferoverflow]

If you agree, do you mind paying a few hundred thousand for my neural net training expenses?