[guynamedloren]

And how would one know they are orders of magnitude more likely to succeed than others?

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I've talked about this in several essays. Someday soon I'll write one specifically about that topic.

Curiously enough, one of the best ways would be to apply to YC. We have a huge amount of data about which founders succeed, and we work very hard to identify the probable successes among the applicants.

[guynamedloren]

Looking forward to the essay.

Slightly off topic, but how does YC feel about applicants that are currently employed by YC-backed companies? Somewhat conflicting, no?