[alexanderss]

What percentage of applicants are his age or older? Probably very, very small for obvious reasons. Most founders PG's age and older have more financial resources (and network, etc) making YC's terms less appealing than for younger founders without any experience. In terms of diversity, age doesn't quite fit in here.

[whybroke]

19% female applicants were accepted, and 24% applicants were female.

39% accepted applicants were from outside the US.

0% of founders were anywhere near pg's age. Are all Entrepreneurs under 40? Not remotely.

But more astounding: You would never get tech industry leaders saying "men are just smarter" or "whites are just smarter" yet Zuckerberg makes exactly that statement for agism.

And he made that statement at a Y Combinator Startup event.

So re your "obvious reasons", it is not that every one over 40 is rich, it is that few intelligent people over say 40 would be fool enough to go near those organizations given that very public attitude.

[tptacek]

Pretty sure "0% of founders were anywhere near pg's age" is false.

[whybroke]

Is that really your only observation about the utterly extreme public positions I mentioned above?

Very well. Name one.

[tptacek]

Search the archives and you'll find Paul Graham talking about the age distributions, and contradicting you.